Forwarding on behalf of Deborah Anderson (dwanders@berkeley.edu)

The following is a link to the preliminary Rañjanā proposal, which has just been posted:

https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2023/23028-ranjana.pdf

The document will be revised shortly, based on the following comments from a review from Unicode Script Ad Hoc members:

·    At the beginning of the document, add content on the benefits of unifying Ranjana and Lantsa, showing sources and making the case that they are more similar than different.
·    Section 4: identify the rows with names (Ranjana / Lantsa).
·    Section 4.3 (pages 12-13): the long u glyph is incorrect.
·     Use Myanmar as the model for naming characters, instead of Tibetan or Zanabazar Square. Rename FINAL RA and FINAL YA to be MEDIAL RA and MEDIAL YA
·     Add examples from manuscripts.
·     Show most frequent conjuncts, comparing Ranjana vs. Lantsa.

Please feel free to circulate this. Comments on the proposal should be sent to the author Anshuman Pandey at pandey@umich.edu, cc'ing me. Note; Anshuman Pandey is looking for a better font, in case you are aware of one.

With best wishes,

Debbie