Bengali Indic Input 2 - User Guide

Bengali Indic Input 2 - User Guide 2

Contents
WHAT IS BENGALI INDIC INPUT 2?.....................................................................................................................................................3
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3

TO INSTALL BENGALI INDIC INPUT 2 ..................................................................................................................................................3

To Use Bengali Indic Input 2 .............................................................................................................................................................. 4

SUPPORTED KEYBOARDS ...................................................................................................................................................................5

BENGALI TRANSLITERATION .......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Keyboard Rules .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
ASSAMESE TRANSLITERATION........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Keyboard Rules .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
BENGALI INSCRIPT..................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
BENGALI TYPEWRITER 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 11
BENGALI TYPEWRITER 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................. 12

TOOL SETTING OPTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. 23

ON-THE-FLY HELP ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
SHOW KEYBOARD ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
SWITCH TO ENGLISH/BENGALI .................................................................................................................................................................... 24
HELP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25

TO UNINSTALL BENGALI INDIC INPUT 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 26

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What is Bengali Indic Input 2?

Bengali Indic Input 2 provides a very convenient way of entering text in Bengali Language using the English QWERTY
keyboard in any editing application (Office Application/WordPad /Notepad) that supports Text. Bengali Indic Input 2 tool
will be packaged as a setup and running the setup will invoke the services. The tool supports all popular keyboard
layouts.

System Requirements

Windows Vista
Windows 7

*Tool is compatible with equivalent 64-bit Operating Systems mentioned above.

To Install Bengali Indic Input 2

Installation of the Bengali Indic Input 2 is a very easy process that takes less than two minute to complete.

Run or double click Bengali Indic Input 2 Setup. The setup wizard will guide you through the installation process. Once
the installation process is complete, Bengali Indic Input 2 has been successfully installed will be displayed.

Note: On Windows Vista and Windows 7, if your user login does not have administrative privileges or is not included in
the user group of administrators right click the "Setup.exe" icon and select "Run as Administrator".
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To Use Bengali Indic Input 2

1. Start any Office application, including WordPad or Notepad.
2. Click the Language Indicator located in the System Tray on the right side of the Windows taskbar or on Language
bar as shown below and select BN-Bengali (India).

3. Select Bengali Indic Input 2 from the shortcut menu that appears. The PC is now ready to start typing in Bengali.

Note:

 If you are unable to view Language bar on your PC Click Here.

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Supported Keyboards
Bengali Indic Input 2 supports various types of Keyboards. Click Settings Icon and select Keyboard. Choose keyboard
layout of your choice form list of available keyboards.

Bengali Transliteration
User can type his message in Roman using the Standard English keyboard, which is transliterated on-the-fly to Bengali. It
works on the logic of phonetics and is most effective when user write the word the way it is spoken.

Keyboard Rules

Vyanjan (Consonants)
ও ka,ca,qa ঔ kha ক ga খ gha গ Nga
ঘ cha ঙ chha চ ja ছ jha,z a জ Nja
ঝ Ta ঞ Tha ট Da ঠ Dha ড Na
ঢ ta ণ tha দ da ধ dha ন na
঩ pa প pha,fa ফ ba ব bha ভ ma
ম ya,wa ৰ ra র la ঱ sha ল Sha
঳ sa ঴ ha ক্ষ ksha,X ত্ও tka

Swar (Vowels)
঄ a অ aa আ i ই ee,ii,I ঈ u
উ oo,uu,U ঊ Ra এ e ঐ ai ঑ o
঒ au ঄ং a^ ঄ঃ aH ঄ঁ aM

Example:
Input Output
aamio অমভ঑
eky ঐওয

Matras
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া aa মা i া ee,ii,I া u া oo,uu
া R ো e ৈা ai,ei ো o ো au,ou

Example:
Input Output
koumudi েও ভমদ
moohoort ভ঴ঢত

Anuswara, Visarga and Chandrabindi

ং ^ ং H ং M

Example:
Input Output
faa^shana প ং঱ন
duHkh দঃঔ
chaaMda ঘ ঁদ

Conjuncts
দয dy ক্ত kt দ্ধ ddh ক্র kr ওত rk

ক্ট kT শু shu চ্চ chch ণ্ড ND ক্স ks

Example:
Input Output
mukt ভক্ত
krama ক্রভ

Nukta Consonants
৞ Ya ড় D_a ঢ় Dh_a

Example:
Input Output
joD_aa েচ ড়
dRaDh_a দঢ়

Explicit Halant Example:

Input Output
faaTak_ প ঝক্
filma_ মপল্ম্
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Explicit Half Consonants Example:

Input Output
Aal_haamid অল্‌঴ মভদ
Mah_muda ভহ্‌
ভদ

Special Combinations
If capital 'M' or capital 'H' or caret '^' appear after conso, vowel or matra map
them to 'chandrabindi', ' visarga ' or 'anuswar'.

Exceptional Case: If capital 'M' or capital 'H' come at the start of a word it
should be interpreted as small case 'm' and 'h'.
If 'R' is followed by 'i', 'a' or 'u', ignore matra as 'R' stands for Ra(Rishi). RiShi ঊমল
If 'n' is followed by a consonant, replace it with anuswar. Exceptional cases:
'ny' ("n" followed by y), nm ("n" followed by "m") and nn (na followed by na).
Character '~' rule facilitates occurrence of explicit halant and prevents the mah_muda ভহ্‌
ভদ
formation of conjuncts
Character ‘_’ (underscore) can be used to generate explicit half consonants and nish~chaY মনশ্চ৞
preventing the formation of conjuncts.
Words ending with a consonant and "a" will be treated as ending with "aa" oTha ঑ঞ
matra. An exception to this rule is conjuncts appearing at the end of the word
with an “a”.
A rule A ঄য
'ng' Rule: If the User press 'n' and then 'g' then it will become ebang এফং
'anuswar'.
To type Roman Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys of the Keyboard 1, 2, 3,….9, 0.
with Caps Lock Key ON.
To type Lingual Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys of the Keyboard ০, ১, ২, ৩, ৪,
with Caps Lock Key OFF. ৫, ৬, ৭, ৮, ৯

Assamese Transliteration
In Bengali Indic Input 2, Assamese Transliteration keyboard is available for Windows XP only. For Vista and above, a
separate Assamese Indic Input 2 is available for download.

Keyboard Rules

Vyanjan (Consonants)
ও ka,ca,qa ঔ kha ক ga খ gha গ Nga
ঘ cha ঙ chha চ ja ছ jha,z a জ Nja
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ঝ Ta ঞ Tha ট Da ঠ Dha ড Na
ঢ ta ণ tha দ da ধ dha ন na
঩ pa প pha,fa ফ ba ব bha ভ ma
ম ya,wa য ra র la ঱ sha ল Sha
঳ sa ঴ ha ক্ষ ksha,X ত্ও tka

Swar (Vowels)
঄ a অ aa আ i ই ee,ii,I ঈ u
উ oo,uu,U ঊ Ra এ e ঐ ai ঑ o
঒ au ঄ং a^ ঄ঃ aH ঄ঁ aM

Example:
Input Output
ikaraa আওৰ
eraala এৰ র

Matras
া aa মা i া ee,ii,I া u া oo,uu
া R ো e ৈা ai,ei ো o ো au,ou

Example:
Input Output
khiD_ikee মঔমড়ও
juburiYaa চফমৰ৞

Anuswara, Visarga and Chandrabindi

ং ^ ং H ং M

Example:
Input Output
P^kaja ঩ংওচ
aantHs^yoga অন্তঃ঳ংযম ক
keMchaai েওঁ ঘ আ

Conjuncts
দয dy ক্ত kt দ্ধ ddh ক্র kr ওত rk

ক্ট kT শু shu চ্চ chch ণ্ড ND ক্স ks

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Example:
Input Output

biShNu মফষ্ণ
peNjchana ে঩ঞ্চন

Nukta Consonants
৞ Ya ড় D_a ঢ় Dh_a

Example:
Input Output
paDh_aa ঩ঢ়
jaD_ataa চড়ঢ
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Explicit Halant Example:

Input Output
Tap~TapeeYaa ঝপ্‌
ঝ঩ ৞
Dhek~Dhekaa েঠক্্‌
েঠও

Explicit Half Consonants Example:

Input Output
Aal_haamid অল্‌঴ মভদ
Mah_muda ভহ্‌
ভদ

Special Combinations
If capital 'M' or capital 'H' or caret '^' appear after conso, vowel or matra map
them to 'chandrabindi', ' visarga ' or 'anuswar'.

Exceptional Case: If capital 'M' or capital 'H' come at the start of a word it
should be interpreted as small case 'm' and 'h'.
If 'R' is followed by 'i', 'a' or 'u', ignore matra as 'R' stands for Ra(Rishi). RiShi ঊমল
If 'n' is followed by a consonant, replace it with anuswar. Exceptional cases:
'ny' ("n" followed by y), nm ("n" followed by "m") and nn (na followed by na).
Character '~' rule facilitates occurrence of explicit halant and prevents the Mah_muda ভহ্‌
ভদ
formation of conjuncts
Character ‘_’ (underscore) can be used to generate explicit half consonants and nish~chaY মনশ্চ৞
preventing the formation of conjuncts.
Words ending with a consonant and "a" will be treated as ending with "aa" oTha ঑ঞ
matra. An exception to this rule is conjuncts appearing at the end of the word
with an “a”.
A rule A ঄য
'ng' Rule: If the User press 'n' and then 'g' then it will become ebang এফং
'anuswar'.
To type Roman Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys of the Keyboard 1, 2, 3,….9, 0.
with Caps Lock Key ON.
To type Lingual Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys of the Keyboard ০, ১, ২, ৩, ৪,
with Caps Lock Key OFF. ৫, ৬, ৭, ৮, ৯
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Bengali Inscript

Special Rules
consoA + halant(d) + consoB = conjunct
ও্‌+ া্্‌+ +ল঵্‌= ক্ষ঵
consoA + halant(d) + Ctrl+Shift+1 + consoB = disjoint ও্‌+ া্্‌+CtrlShift 1 +ল঵্‌= ক্ষ঵j
conjunct
consoA + halant(d) + Ctrl+Shift+2 + consoB = disjoint ও্‌+ া্্‌+CtrlShift 2 +ল঵্‌= ক্্‌
ল঵
conjunct
To type Roman Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys 1, 2, 3,….9, 0.
of the Keyboard with Caps Lock Key ON.

To type Lingual Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys ০, ১, ২, ৩, ৪, ৫, ৬, ৭, ৮, ৯

of the Keyboard with Caps Lock Key OFF.

Bengali Typewriter 1
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Special Rules
If ‘a’ vowel is followed by 'aa' matra create 'aa' vowel. ঄্‌+ aa Matra = অ
To type Roman Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys 1, 2, 3,….9, 0.
of the Keyboard with Caps Lock Key ON.
To type Lingual Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys ০, ১, ২, ৩, ৪, ৫, ৬, ৭, ৮, ৯
of the Keyboard with Caps Lock Key OFF.
Reph is typed after a consonant or conjunct. ও্‌+ reph = ওত
মও্‌+ reph = মওত
ক্ক্‌+ reph = ক্কত

Bengali Typewriter 2

Special Rules
To type Roman Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys of 1, 2, 3,….9, 0.
the Keyboard with Caps Lock Key ON.
To type Lingual Numerals (Numbers), use the Numpad Keys of ০, ১, ২, ৩, ৪, ৫, ৬, ৭, ৮, ৯
the Keyboard with Caps Lock Key OFF.
Reph is typed after a consonant or conjunct. ও্‌+ reph = ওত
মও্‌+ reph = মওত
ক্ক্‌+ reph = ক্কত
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Tool Setting Options

On-the-fly Help

Tool provides the simplest way to type text by using on-the-fly Help. As the user starts typing using
transliteration keyboard, he can see the respective letters in selected Indian Language with various matra
combinations.

To activate this feature select On-the-Fly Help from Settings Menu.

Show Keyboard
To view any keyboard (except Phonetic) select Show Keyboard option from Settings Menu
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Switch to English/Bengali
To switch to English Language, select Switch to English option from Settings Menu or use shortcut key
Ctrl+Shift+T.

To switch to Bengali Language again, select Switch to Bengali option from Settings Menu or use
shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+T.

Help
To view help on Bengali Indic Input 2 tool, select Help from Settings Menu.
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Troubleshooting
1. How can I make Language bar visible on my PC?
Right-click your Desktop taskbar, and point to Toolbars. See is Language bar selected, if not click on it to
select. If Language bar is no longer listed in the toolbar menu try below steps:

VISTA/WINDOWS 7

o Go to Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages
(tab) > Change Keyboards > Language Bar
o Select radio button Floating on Desktop or Docked in the taskbar.
o Click OK.

2. How can I add Bengali Indic Input 2 on my Language bar?

VISTA/WINDOWS 7

o Go to Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages
(tab) > Change Keyboards > General.
o Click Add button, Select the Language (Bengali) and under Keyboard section check the box titled Bengali
Indic Input 2.
o Click OK.
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3. I do not want Bengali Indic Input 2 as the default input method for my PC. What can be done?

VISTA/WINDOWS 7

o Go to Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Keyboards and Languages
(tab) > Change Keyboards > General

Check both:
 You have not selected Bengali as your Default Input Language.
 You have not selected Bengali Indic Input 2 as an input method in Language bar.

To Uninstall Bengali Indic Input 2

Follow the steps below to uninstall the tool.

1. Open Windows Control PanelAdd/Remove Programs to remove the program(s).

2. Select Bengali Indic Input 2 and click Remove button.
3. You will be prompted by a confirmatory message. Select Yes to remove the tool completely.

Note: It is recommended to close all running applications before uninstalling the Bengali Indic Input 2 Tool.