Go to Time & Language in Settings and select the language from the navigation menu.Ĭlick on the + icon labelled and add the preferred Indic language (by selecting into the search box and select it – for example “Hindi” and click on the next button and install the Indic language on the device, which will then return to the Language page). For instance, if we type “namaste” using the Phonetic keyboard, it will automatically suggest नमस्ते /ਨਮਸਤੇ/ નમસ્તે in Hindi/Punjabi/Gujarati. As words are typed using the existing keyboard, Indic Phonetic keyboards transliterate them to suggest possible Indic text options. Different with Indic INSCRIPT Keyboards, Indic Phonetic Keyboards are based on natural pronunciation and users can use it immediately without any learning cost.
The transliteration rules used in the keyboards are based on ISO 15919. The phonetic keyboards are available starting from Windows Update, and Indian language users won’t need to download and install any external Input Method Editors (IMEs) to input Indic text in a phonetic style. The Indic Phonetic keyboards are in addition to the Indic Traditional INSCRIPT keyboards already available with Windows. Phonetic keyboards in Indian languages are available in 10 Indian languages including Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
