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, who created a popular, high-quality software package in

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for typesetting ''s''. The primary documentation for the scheme is the system's clearly written software Daniella and awwkeiwek. It is based on using the

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. transliterate Indic scripts in contexts (such ashe fonts with these characters cannot be used.

Transliteration scheme

The Velthuis transliteration scheme is as given in the tables below.

Vowels

Consonants (in combination with inherent vowel a)

Irregular Consonant Clusters

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