Perfect — I’ll help you find those paths easily.
✅ Here's What These Mean
๐น INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME
This is the path to the folder you downloaded or cloned from GitHub:
arduinohttps://github.com/anoopkunchukuttan/indic_nlp_library
If you used:
shgit clone https://github.com/anoopkunchukuttan/indic_nlp_library.git
Then it should be something like:
pythonINDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME = r"D:\indic_nlp_library"
๐น INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES
This is the unzipped folder from:
๐ฆ Download this if you haven't yet:
๐ https://anoopkunchukuttan.github.io/indic_nlp_library/indic_nlp_resources.zip
-
Unzip it to a folder, e.g.,
D:\indic_nlp_resources
Then set:
pythonINDIC_NLP_RESOURCES = r"D:\indic_nlp_resources"
✅ Full Working Example (Just Update the Drive Letter if Needed)
pythonINDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME = r"D:\indic_nlp_library"
INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES = r"D:\indic_nlp_resources"
Ensure:
-
indic_nlp_library
contains folders likeindicnlp
,tests
, etc. -
indic_nlp_resources
contains things likeindicnlp
,transliteration
, etc.
๐งช To Test It Quickly
Open a Python terminal and run:
pythonimport sys
from indicnlp.transliterate.unicode_transliterate import UnicodeIndicTransliterator
from indicnlp import common
INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME = r"D:\indic_nlp_library"
INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES = r"D:\indic_nlp_resources"
sys.path.append(INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME)
common.set_resources_path(INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES)
print(UnicodeIndicTransliterator.transliterate("เฆৃเฆท্เฆฃ", "bn", "eng"))
Output:
csskr̥แนฃแนa
Let me know if you want me to check paths based on your folder names. You can just show the structure of the folders you downloaded/unzipped.
Great! You're fully set up. Now let me give you a complete, minimal Python script that will:
✅ Load your Bengali words from a .txt
file
✅ Use indic-nlp-library
to transliterate them into ASCII
✅ Save them as a CSV file (bengali_to_ascii.csv
) in the format:
python-replเฆ্เฆা,kka
เฆ্เฆฐুং,kru~ng
เฆ্เฆ,jรฑa
...
✅ ๐ฝ Step-by-Step Python Script: Save this as generate_ascii_csv.py
pythonimport sys
from indicnlp.transliterate.unicode_transliterate import UnicodeIndicTransliterator
from indicnlp import common
# ====== Step 1: Setup Paths to indic_nlp_library and Resources ======
INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME = r'D:\path\to\indic_nlp_library' # <-- change this
INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES = r'D:\path\to\indic_nlp_resources' # <-- change this
sys.path.append(INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME)
common.set_resources_path(INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES)
# ====== Step 2: File Paths ======
INPUT_FILE = 'validated_bengali_list.txt' # Your file with Bengali words (one per line)
OUTPUT_FILE = 'bengali_to_ascii.csv'
# ====== Step 3: Load, Transliterate and Save ======
with open(INPUT_FILE, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile:
lines = [line.strip() for line in infile if line.strip()]
with open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
for word in lines:
ascii_form = UnicodeIndicTransliterator.transliterate(word, 'bn', 'eng')
outfile.write(f"{word},{ascii_form}\n")
print(f"✅ Done. Saved transliterations to: {OUTPUT_FILE}")
✅ How to Run:
-
Replace:
-
INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME
with your local path to theindic_nlp_library
-
INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES
with your path to theindic_nlp_resources
directory (download from here)
-
-
Place your input word file (say:
validated_bengali_list.txt
) in the same folder. -
Then open terminal and run:
shpython generate_ascii_csv.py
๐ Example Output (CSV)
csเฆ্เฆ,jรฑa เฆ্เฆা,kka เฆ্เฆฐুং,kruแน เฆธ্เฆฎা,smฤ
You can now take this CSV and plug it into your C# code or anything else.
Would you like me to send a ready .zip
containing:
-
This script
-
Folder template
-
Example Bengali file
Let me know!
Yes, there are several readymade databases and transliteration libraries available that can map Bengali Unicode to ASCII phonetic forms (and vice versa), especially for linguistic and computational purposes. Here are the most notable options:
Bengali WordNet from IIT Bombay.
Jatiya Sangeet Board Dictionaries or Ankur Project (older, offline).
i could not find where these are INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME = r'D:\path\to\indic_nlp_library' # <-- change this
INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES = r'D:\path\to\indic_nlp_resources' # <-- change this
✅ 1. Indic NLP Library
๐ฆ Features:
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Unicode-to-phonetic transliteration for all Indic languages including Bengali.
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Follows ITRANS/WX/ISO and in-house ASCII schemas.
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Works for words, syllables, and sentence-level mapping.
๐ง Tech:
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Python-based, but you can extract the mappings for C#.
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Comes with a complete Bengali character table and rules for conjuncts.
✅ 2. Aksharamukha Transliterator
๐ฆ Features:
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Supports script and phonetic transliteration across 50+ Indic scripts.
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Offers IPA, ITRANS, Harvard-Kyoto, WX transliterations.
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GUI + API + downloadable code tables.
๐ง Export Option:
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You can download Bengali to Latin ASCII mappings as CSV.
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Option to choose lossless/phonemic mappings.
✅ 3. Bangla-Boron by OmicronLab (Avro)
๐ฆ Features:
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Internal dictionary contains mappings between Bengali and ASCII phonetics.
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Follows a modified phonetic rule (not ITRANS or WX).
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Used in Avro Keyboard and available partially via API or DB dumps.
✅ 4. espeak-ng phoneme tables
๐ฆ Features:
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Contains Bengali phoneme → ASCII phoneme tables.
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Used in TTS engines.
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ASCII is phoneme-aligned (e.g.,
k
,tS
,r
,~N
, etc.).
✅ 5. Unicode Consortium CLDR Project
๐ฆ Features:
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Common Locale Data Repository contains transliteration rules.
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XML-based rules can be transformed into C# tables.
๐ Ready-to-Use Table for You?
If your need is:
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Purely ASCII
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Reversible (round-trip)
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And lossless for syllables (including juktakshor)
Then IndicNLP or Aksharamukha CSV export are the best starting points.
✅ I Can Help You Extract a Table
Would you like me to:
-
Extract and convert Aksharamukha or IndicNLP’s Bengali → ASCII transliteration table?
-
Format it into C# dictionary/tuple style for your code?
Let me know which source you prefer — or if you want a side-by-side comparison of their styles before picking one.
ChatGPT said:
Great! Since you’ve downloaded the Indic NLP Library from GitHub, here is a step-by-step guide to run Bengali → ASCII transliteration using it.
✅ Step-by-Step Setup (Windows/Linux/macOS)
๐งฐ 1. Install Prerequisites
You need Python 3.6+ and pip
.
Then install the required IndicNLP dependencies:
bashpip install indic-nlp-library
Also clone the repo and download the data files:
bashgit clone https://github.com/anoopkunchukuttan/indic_nlp_library.git
cd indic_nlp_library
# Download Indic NLP resources (the data folder it needs)
wget https://anoopkunchukuttan.github.io/indic_nlp_library/indic_nlp_resources.zip
unzip indic_nlp_resources.zip
⚙️ 2. Set Environment Variables in Python
In your Python script or notebook:
pythonimport sys
from indicnlp.transliterate.unicode_transliterate import UnicodeIndicTransliterator
from indicnlp import common
# Setup paths
INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME = r'path_to/indic_nlp_library'
INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES = r'path_to/indic_nlp_resources'
sys.path.append(INDIC_NLP_LIB_HOME)
common.set_resources_path(INDIC_NLP_RESOURCES)
Replace path_to
with the actual folder paths on your computer.
๐ 3. Transliterate Bengali to ASCII
pythontext_bn = 'เฆৃเฆท্เฆฃ'
ascii_form = UnicodeIndicTransliterator.transliterate(text_bn, 'bn', 'eng')
print(ascii_form)
Output:
csskr̥แนฃแนa
It follows the ISO/ITRANS-style Latin scheme, but you can normalize it to your simpler ASCII scheme if needed.
๐ฆ 4. Batch Transliterate Your Dataset
pythonwith open('your_bengali_file.txt', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
lines = [line.strip() for line in f if line.strip()]
with open('bengali_to_ascii.csv', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as out:
for line in lines:
ascii_version = UnicodeIndicTransliterator.transliterate(line, 'bn', 'eng')
out.write(f"{line},{ascii_version}\n")
✅ Output Format
You'll get a CSV like:
python-replเฆ্เฆা,kka
เฆ্เฆฐুং,kruแน
เฆ্เฆ,jรฑa
...
You can now load this file into C#, Python, or any other system.
Would you like a fully prepared Python script, where you just change your file name and run it? I can paste that for you.
I couldn’t find a direct ready-to-download CSV file for Bengali Unicode → ASCII transliteration, but here are the best options along with guidance on how to get one:
๐น 1. Aksharamukha (Lossless, Reversible, Script-Accurate)
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What it is: A powerful transliteration tool supporting Bengali→Latin (ASCII) with lossless mapping and support for conjuncts/juktakshor.
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How to extract:
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Use the Aksharamukha Python packagearxiv.org+12pypi.org+12libraries.io+12.
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Script example:
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Input your list of Bengali tokens.
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Use
transliterate(text, input_script="Bengali", output_script="ITRANS")
(or another ASCII-centric scheme). -
Save the output to a CSV with format
bengali,ascii
.
-
-
-
I can help you write that extraction script and share it here.
๐น 2. IndicNLP (Aksharantar / IndicXlit)
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What it is: A dataset of 26M transliteration pairs for Indic languages. Bengali included.en.wikipedia.orgai4bharat.iitm.ac.in+2github.com+2arxiv.org+2
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Challenge: The corpus isn't a simple CSV of one-to-one syllables. It’s raw word/sentence pairs.
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You can still sample it to generate symbolic maps, though it's more complex.
๐ฅ Your Ideal Ready-to-Use CSV
The most efficient route is extracting from Aksharamukha, because:
-
Fully supports conjuncts and reversibility.
-
Comes with multiple ASCII mapping schemes (like ITRANS, WX).
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Easily scriptable via Python.
✅ Next Steps: Let’s Extract It!
Would you like me to:
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Provide a ready-to-use Python script that reads your Bengali file and outputs a CSV with ASCII transliterations based on e.g. ITRANS?
-
Or do you prefer a C# version that wraps Aksharamukha (via subprocess call or ported rules)?
Once you're okay with extraction, I can guide you through running it or even host the resulting sample CSV here.
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ChatGPT said:
Yes — there are packages and resources that provide Bengali word-to-Unicode dictionaries, though the phrasing “Bengali to Bengali Unicode dictionary” needs clarification. There are three major interpretations of what you might mean:
✅ 1. Bengali Word → Normalized Unicode Forms
๐ Example:
-
Input:
เฆৃ্เฆท্เฆฃ
(visually correct but contains broken Unicode sequence) -
Output:
เฆৃเฆท্เฆฃ
(normalized using proper Unicode)
๐ฆ Tools:
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Python’s
unicodedata.normalize()
-
ICU (International Components for Unicode): via
PyICU
or Java ICU -
Aksharamukha: Can normalize Indic script input.
-
Google’s
text-unidecode
(partial)
๐ง Code:
pythonimport unicodedata
s = 'เฆৃ\u200d্เฆท্เฆฃ' # malformed
print(unicodedata.normalize('NFC', s)) # → เฆৃเฆท্เฆฃ
✅ 2. Bengali Lemma/Stems → Unicode Spelling Variants
๐ Example:
-
Input:
เฆুเฆถি
-
Output: All Unicode spellings including:
-
เฆুเฆถি
-
เฆুเฆธি (common typo)
-
เฆুเฆถী (deprecated spelling)
-
๐ฆ Resources:
-
Bengali WordNet from IIT Bombay.
-
Jatiya Sangeet Board Dictionaries or Ankur Project (older, offline).
✅ 3. Bengali → Unicode Code Point Dictionary
๐ Example:
-
Input:
เฆนৃเฆฆเง
-
Output:
\u09b9\u09c3\u09a6\u09df
๐ฆ Tools:
-
Pure Python (
ord()
,hex()
):
pythonword = 'เฆนৃเฆฆเง'
print(' '.join(hex(ord(c)) for c in word))
-
Or use
unicodedata.name()
to get detailed Unicode name per character.
✅ BONUS: Real Bengali Word Dictionary in Unicode (Corpus)
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Bengali Monolingual Corpus: >1 million Bengali words in pure Unicode.
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Bengali Wiktionary dump: Can extract Unicode word list.
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IIT Kharagpur NLP Group: Provides annotated corpora.
๐ง Would You Like a Ready Script?
I can write you a tool that:
-
Takes a Bengali word list
-
Outputs:
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Unicode code points
-
Normalized forms
-
Possible spelling variants (if corpus is supplied)
-
Let me know which of the 3 interpretations above you want to implement.
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