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Mozhi (transliteration)

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The Mozhi is a popular romanization[1] scheme for Malayalam script. It is primarily used for Input Method Editors for Malayalam and loosely based on ITrans scheme for Devanagari.

Inventory

This system does not need the use of diacritics; instead, uses letter case distinction to indicate difference in vowel lengths and different groups of consonants.

Malayalam Latin Category
a Vowels
aa
i
ii
u
uu
e
E
o
O
au
ai
R
അം am Anusvara
അഃ aH Visarga
~ Chandrakkala/Virama
k Velar Consonants
kh
g
gh
ng
ch Palatal Consonants
chh
j
jh
nj
T Retroflex Consonants
Th
D
Dh
N
th Dental Consonants
thh
dh
dhh
n
p Labial Consonants
ph
b
bh
m
y Approximant Consonants
r
l
v
L
zh
S Fricative Consonants
sh
s
h
rr Trill

Features

References

  1. ^ "Mozhi - Detailed specification - Varamozhi Project". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2019-05-11.