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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='color:windowtext'>Dear Pavanaja and NBGP members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:windowtext'>IP has suggested some minor edits to consider before final submission of the proposal, listed in their message below. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:windowtext'>As next steps, once these edits are incorporated, the proposal will be published at the <a href="https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/lgr-proposals-2015-12-01-en">proposals’ webpage</a> as the final version after public comment, and then IP will undertake its evaluation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:windowtext'>Regards,<br>Sarmad</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>To: NeoBrahmi Generation Panel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From: Integration Panel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>We reviewed the updated Kannada proposal dated 2019-02-20. We found three small changes we would like to recommend to the GP. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In particular, this proposal, like some of the others where a single language dominates a script of the same name suffers from a tendency of conflating "language" and "script" in the description of the LGR. For the main proposal document (DOCX) there is enough context to make clear that the LGR is about the script not the language; therefore we do not suggest a further changes in that text. However, for the XML description, there isn't as much context; therefore, we are suggesting an update to one of the paragraphs in the <description>.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The other two changes suggest to more consistently gloss Yogohavas as "semiconsonants", which makes the documentation more accessible to non-native readers.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Integration Panel<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Detailed Feedback</u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>DOCX</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The header of section 3.4.2 could be changed from <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br> 3.4.2 Yogavahas <o:p></o:p></p><p>to<o:p></o:p></p><p> 3.4.2 Yogavahas (Semiconsonants) <o:p></o:p></p><p>to give the standard English term for this category (as was done for vowels, consonants, etc.); <u>likewise for the corresponding heading in the XML.</u><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b>XML</b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(1)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Under "Character Classes" in <description> the XML states: <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>"<span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Kannada language is written using the Kannada script. The structure of Kannada is similar to that of other Indian languages; it is particularly closely related to Telugu. The heart of the writing system is the Akshar. Kannada alphabet is known as aksharamale or varnamale. The basic characters in varnamale are classified into three main categories. They are - swara (vowels), vyanjana (consonants) and yogavahas "</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This statement is a bit unfortunate as it makes it appear that the LGR was designed based on the structure of the Kannada *language* not the Kannada *script*. The passage also talks about the "Kannada alphabet". This should be changed to Kannada "script".<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A better way to phrase this passage (assuming that the focus on "language" is accidental rather than intentional) <br>might be:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>"The structure of the Kannada script is similar to that of other Indian scripts; it is particularly closely related to Telugu. The heart of the writing system is the Akshar. The Kannada script is known as aksharamale or varnamale . The basic characters are classified into three main categories. They are - swara (vowels), vyanjana (consonants) and yogavahas (semiconsonants)."</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>(2) also in Character classes: change run-in header from "Yogavahas:" to "</span>Yogavahas (Semiconsonants)" <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b>TXT</b><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Absent normative changes, we have not repeated the tests.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>