L2/05-090

Title:Proposed Balinese Character Properties
Source: Rick McGowan
Date:April 14, 2005

1. Introduction

In L2/05-056, Peter Constable made some recommendations for changes to properties defined in the original proposal (L2/05-008), suggesting some canonical decompositions:

1B06;BALINESE LETTER AKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B05 1B35;;;;N;;aa;;;
1B08;BALINESE LETTER IKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B07 1B35;;;;N;;ii;;;
1B0A;BALINESE LETTER UKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B09 1B35;;;;N;;uu;;;
1B0C;BALINESE LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B0B 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
1B12;BALINESE LETTER OKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B11 1B35;;;;N;;au;;;
1B3B;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN RA REPA TEDUNG;Mc;0;NSM;1B3A 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
1B3D;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN LA LENGA TEDUNG;Mc;0;NSM;1B3C 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic ll;;;
1B40;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG;Me;0;NSM;1B3E 1B35;;;;N;;o;;;
1B41;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG;Me;0;NSM;1B3F 1B35;;;;N;;au;;;
1B43;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B42 1B35;;;;N;;;;;

These decompositions make sense to me. (BTW, U+1B0E doesn't decompose; it is a base, and no right-hand component is encoded.) So I have added these decompositions.

For comparison with the Balinese classes in L2/05-008, I walked through Kannada, and there are some differences, but the vowels are similar.

The musical symbols, in the range U+1B6B .. U+1B73 are all assigned 220 or 230 classes, in keeping with their function (not being vowel signs).

Other suggestions, for example a complete re-analysis of Balinese in a unique manner, I don't feel are the best way to approach this script. It has similaries to others, such as Kannada, and we should retain this model.

Ken Whistler noted that the left/right bipartite vowels should be gc=Mc, like all other bipartite Indic vowels. Decomposable vowels should have the same categories as their decompositions, to avoid situations where canonically equivalent sequences do not behave identically. Also, in general, we follow the rule that if gc=Mn then the bidi category is NSM.

2. Character Property Assignments

Below is the complete list of character properties for Balinese. These are based on the suggestions in L2/05-008, with some modifications.

1B00;BALINESE SIGN ULU RICEM;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;ardhacandra;;;
1B01;BALINESE SIGN ULU CANDRA;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;candrabindu;;;
1B02;BALINESE SIGN CECEK;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;anusvara;;;
1B03;BALINESE SIGN SURANG;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;repha;;;
1B04;BALINESE SIGN BISAH;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;visarga;;;
1B05;BALINESE LETTER AKARA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;a;;;
1B06;BALINESE LETTER AKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B05 1B35;;;;N;;aa;;;
1B07;BALINESE LETTER IKARA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;i;;;
1B08;BALINESE LETTER IKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B07 1B35;;;;N;;ii;;;
1B09;BALINESE LETTER UKARA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;u;;;
1B0A;BALINESE LETTER UKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B09 1B35;;;;N;;uu;;;
1B0B;BALINESE LETTER RA REPA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;vocalic r;;;
1B0C;BALINESE LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B0B 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
1B0D;BALINESE LETTER LA LENGA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;vocalic l;;;
1B0E;BALINESE LETTER LA LENGA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;vocalic ll;;;
1B0F;BALINESE LETTER EKARA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;e;;;
1B10;BALINESE LETTER AIKARA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;ai;;;
1B11;BALINESE LETTER OKARA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;o;;;
1B12;BALINESE LETTER OKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B11 1B35;;;;N;;au;;;
1B13;BALINESE LETTER KA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B14;BALINESE LETTER KA MAHAPRANA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;kha;;;
1B15;BALINESE LETTER GA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B16;BALINESE LETTER GA GORA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;gha;;;
1B17;BALINESE LETTER NGA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B18;BALINESE LETTER CA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B19;BALINESE LETTER CA LACA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;cha;;;
1B1A;BALINESE LETTER JA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B1B;BALINESE LETTER JA JERA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;jha;;;
1B1C;BALINESE LETTER NYA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B1D;BALINESE LETTER TA LATIK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;tta;;;
1B1E;BALINESE LETTER TA MURDA MAHAPRANA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;ttha;;;
1B1F;BALINESE LETTER DA MURDA ALPAPRANA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;dda;;;
1B20;BALINESE LETTER DA MURDA MAHAPRANA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;ddha;;;
1B21;BALINESE LETTER NA RAMBAT;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;nna;;;
1B22;BALINESE LETTER TA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B23;BALINESE LETTER TA TAWA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;tha;;;
1B24;BALINESE LETTER DA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B25;BALINESE LETTER DA MADU;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;dha;;;
1B26;BALINESE LETTER NA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B27;BALINESE LETTER PA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B28;BALINESE LETTER PA KAPAL;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;pha;;;
1B29;BALINESE LETTER BA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B2A;BALINESE LETTER BA KEMBANG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;bha;;;
1B2B;BALINESE LETTER MA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B2C;BALINESE LETTER YA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B2D;BALINESE LETTER RA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B2E;BALINESE LETTER LA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B2F;BALINESE LETTER WA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B30;BALINESE LETTER SA SAGA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;sha;;;
1B31;BALINESE LETTER SA SAPA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;ssa;;;
1B32;BALINESE LETTER SA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B33;BALINESE LETTER HA;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B34;BALINESE SIGN REREKAN;Mn;7;NSM;;;;;N;;nukta;;;
1B35;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;aa;;;
1B36;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN ULU;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;i;;;
1B37;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN ULU SARI;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;ii;;;
1B38;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN SUKU;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;u;;;
1B39;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN SUKU ILUT;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;uu;;;
1B3A;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN RA REPA;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;vocalic r;;;
1B3B;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN RA REPA TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3A 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
1B3C;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN LA LENGA;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;vocalic l;;;
1B3D;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN LA LENGA TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3C 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic ll;;;
1B3E;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;e;;;
1B3F;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;ai;;;
1B40;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3E 1B35;;;;N;;o;;;
1B41;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3F 1B35;;;;N;;au;;;
1B42;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B43;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B42 1B35;;;;N;;;;;
1B44;BALINESE SIGN VIRAMA;Mc;9;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B45;BALINESE LETTER KAF SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B46;BALINESE LETTER KHOT SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B47;BALINESE LETTER TZIR SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B48;BALINESE LETTER EF SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B49;BALINESE LETTER VE SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B4A;BALINESE LETTER ZAL SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B4B;BALINESE LETTER ASYURA SASAK;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B50;BALINESE DIGIT ZERO;Nd;0;L;;0;0;0;N;;;;;
1B51;BALINESE DIGIT ONE;Nd;0;L;;1;1;1;N;;;;;
1B52;BALINESE DIGIT TWO;Nd;0;L;;2;2;2;N;;;;;
1B53;BALINESE DIGIT THREE;Nd;0;L;;3;3;3;N;;;;;
1B54;BALINESE DIGIT FOUR;Nd;0;L;;4;4;4;N;;;;;
1B55;BALINESE DIGIT FIVE;Nd;0;L;;5;5;5;N;;;;;
1B56;BALINESE DIGIT SIX;Nd;0;L;;6;6;6;N;;;;;
1B57;BALINESE DIGIT SEVEN;Nd;0;L;;7;7;7;N;;;;;
1B58;BALINESE DIGIT EIGHT;Nd;0;L;;8;8;8;N;;;;;
1B59;BALINESE DIGIT NINE;Nd;0;L;;9;9;9;N;;;;;
1B5A;BALINESE PANTI;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;section;;;
1B5B;BALINESE PAMADA;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;honorific section;;;
1B5C;BALINESE WINDU;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;punctuation ring;;;
1B5D;BALINESE CARIK PAMUNGKAH;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;colon;;;
1B5E;BALINESE CARIK SIKI;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;danda;;;
1B5F;BALINESE CARIK PAREREN;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;double danda;;;
1B60;BALINESE PAMENENG;Po;0;L;;;;;N;;line-breaking hyphen;;;
1B61;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DONG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B62;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DENG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B63;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DUNG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B64;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DANG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B65;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DANG SURANG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B66;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DING;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B67;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DAENG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B68;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DEUNG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B69;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DAING;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B6A;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL DANG GEDE;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B6B;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING TEGEH;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B6C;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING ENDEP;Mn;220;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B6D;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPUL;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B6E;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPLI;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B6F;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING JEGOGAN;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B70;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPUL WITH JEGOGAN;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B71;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPLI WITH JEGOGAN;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B72;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING BENDE;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B73;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING GONG;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
1B74;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND OPEN DUG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B75;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND OPEN DAG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B76;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND CLOSED TUK;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B77;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND CLOSED TAK;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B78;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND OPEN PANG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B79;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND OPEN PUNG;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B7A;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND CLOSED PLAK;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B7B;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND CLOSED PLUK;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
1B7C;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL RIGHT-HAND OPEN PING;So;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;

3. Differences Between Properties in L2/05-008 and This Document

4c4
< 1B03;BALINESE SIGN SURANG;Mn;0;L;;;;;N;;repha;;;
---
> 1B03;BALINESE SIGN SURANG;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;repha;;;
7c7
< 1B06;BALINESE LETTER AKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;aa;;;
---
> 1B06;BALINESE LETTER AKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B05 1B35;;;;N;;aa;;;
9c9
< 1B08;BALINESE LETTER IKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;ii;;;
---
> 1B08;BALINESE LETTER IKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B07 1B35;;;;N;;ii;;;
11c11
< 1B0A;BALINESE LETTER UKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;uu;;;
---
> 1B0A;BALINESE LETTER UKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B09 1B35;;;;N;;uu;;;
13c13
< 1B0C;BALINESE LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
---
> 1B0C;BALINESE LETTER RA REPA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B0B 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
19c19
< 1B12;BALINESE LETTER OKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;;;;;N;;au;;;
---
> 1B12;BALINESE LETTER OKARA TEDUNG;Lo;0;L;1B11 1B35;;;;N;;au;;;
55,56c55,56
< 1B36;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN ULU;Mn;0;L;;;;;N;;i;;;
< 1B37;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN ULU SARI;Mn;0;L;;;;;N;;ii;;;
---
> 1B36;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN ULU;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;i;;;
> 1B37;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN ULU SARI;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;ii;;;
60c60
< 1B3B;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN RA REPA TEDUNG;Mc;0;NSM;;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
---
> 1B3B;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN RA REPA TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3A 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic rr;;;
62,69c62,69
< 1B3D;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN LA LENGA TEDUNG;Mc;0;NSM;;;;;N;;vocalic ll;;;
< 1B3E;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING;Mc;0;NSM;;;;;N;;e;;;
< 1B3F;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA;Mc;0;NSM;;;;;N;;ai;;;
< 1B40;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG;Me;0;NSM;;;;;N;;o;;;
< 1B41;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG;Me;0;NSM;;;;;N;;au;;;
< 1B42;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET;Mn;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B43;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B44;BALINESE SIGN VIRAMA;Mc;9;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
---
> 1B3D;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN LA LENGA TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3C 1B35;;;;N;;vocalic ll;;;
> 1B3E;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;e;;;
> 1B3F;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA;Mc;0;L;;;;;N;;ai;;;
> 1B40;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3E 1B35;;;;N;;o;;;
> 1B41;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN TALING REPA TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B3F 1B35;;;;N;;au;;;
> 1B42;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B43;BALINESE VOWEL SIGN PEPET TEDUNG;Mc;0;L;1B42 1B35;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B44;BALINESE SIGN VIRAMA;Mc;9;L;;;;;N;;;;;
104,112c104,112
< 1B6B;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING TEGEH;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B6C;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING ENDEP;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B6D;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPUL;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B6E;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPLI;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B6F;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING JEGOGAN;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B70;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPUL WITH JEGOGAN;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B71;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPLI WITH JEGOGAN;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B72;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING BENDE;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
< 1B73;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING GONG;Mn;0;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
---
> 1B6B;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING TEGEH;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B6C;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING ENDEP;Mn;220;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B6D;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPUL;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B6E;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPLI;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B6F;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING JEGOGAN;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B70;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPUL WITH JEGOGAN;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B71;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING KEMPLI WITH JEGOGAN;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B72;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING BENDE;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;
> 1B73;BALINESE MUSICAL SYMBOL COMBINING GONG;Mn;230;NSM;;;;;N;;;;;