Type in Tamil, fast and easy on the iPhone to send text messages (SMS) and emails, FB and twitter!

The Panini Keypad is a serial global award winning invention that allows you to type fast on the phone through an intelligent predictive keypad that is based on linguistics!

How to type.
Look for the character and indicate it. If you do not find the character, press the Next for more predicted characters.

For conjunctions, put the halant/virama shown in red in between the consonants.

These are all according to standard Unicode rules for digital input of Tamil but you have to grow familiar.

Here are few examples.

பல்லாங்குழி= ப+ ல + ் + ல + ா + ங + ் + க + ு + ழ + ி

Note that was a conjunction, so you put a virama/halant in between.

மாம்பலம் = ம + ா + ம + ் + ப + ல + ம + ்

Note that the matra (a dependent vowel is always entered after the consonant even though it may be actually occuring before in form). That is merely typography, not orthography.
ரோஜாப்பூ= ர + ோ + ஜ + ா + ப + ் + ப+ூ

A typical conjunction usage.

சிருஷ்டி = ச + ி + ர + ு + ஷ + ் + ட + ி

Did you know, kshya is actually only a conjunction, you probably did.

ராக்ஷசன் = ர + ா + க + ் + ஷ + ச + ன + ்

A gya is a conjunction too.

விஞ்ஞானம் = வ + ி + ஞ + ் + ஞ + ா + ன + ம + ்

Try them, you will soon figure out.

Each character type, swar varna, vyanjan varna, matra, special symbols are shown in different colours in the Panini Keypad for your assistance and also learning.

There are some examples you can experience it yourself.
விஷ்ணு = வ + ி + ஷ + ் + ண + ு
லக்ஷ்மி = ல + க + ் + ஷ + ் + ம + ி
சிருஷ்டி = ச + ி + ர + ு + ஷ + ் + ட + ி
சிச்ருஷை = ச + ி + ச + ் + ர + ு + ஷ + ை
விஞ்ஞான = வ + ி + ஞ + ் + ஞ + ா + ன + ம + ்
ராக்ஷசன் = ர + ா + க + ் + ஷ + ச + ன + ்
கம்ப்யூடர = க + ம + ் + ப + ் + ய + ூ + ட + ர + ்
தமிழ்கர்வம = த + ம + ி + ழ + ் + க + ர + ் + வ + ம + ்
ரோஜாப்பூ = ர + ோ + ஜ + ா + ப + ் + ப + ூ
மாம்பலம் = ம + ா + ம + ் + ப + ல + ம + ்
மாம்பழம் = ம + ா + ம + ் + ப + ழ + ம + ்
ஸ்ரீலங்கா = ஸ + ் + ர + ீ + ல + ங + ் + க + ா

In this latest version of Tamil Panini Keypad software for iphone also facilitate you to type in English between Tamil by switching to Qwerty keypad.(on top of keypad)

The Panini Keypad is a dictionaryless technology so it will assist you to write words within and outside the dictionary, its based on linguistics and it is at the next level from what you are familiar with, yes globally.

This Tamil product was made with bias for both the forms of Tamil as written in India and the world. :)

Hope that was enough if you tried each of them. The Panini Keypad will assist you with the accurate predictions along the way. Space twice for a purna viram.

Have the patience to learn and very soon you will be typing faster in Tamil than you write in English on your phone.

The Ergonomic mode is for your thumbing and Nearest Key mode more appropriate for using when using your finger.

This is a new paradigm on how non latin languages are efficiently supported on digital devices and this has been developed for every language of India and the world. Its a breakthrough. Keep the faith and spread the word!

Watch Tamil typing video on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQC8YRuOv6c


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