Sivudesa

Sinhala Keyboard, Calendar & Diary

Sivudesa
Made for Sri Lankans
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Sivudesa is your go-to mobile solution, offering a range of tools to keep you connected, informed, and productive.

Key Features:

** Sinhala Keyboard: Seamlessly type in Sinhala with our user-friendly custom keyboard, designed for fast and accurate input, featuring the two best Sinhala typing layouts available in the Google Play Store.

** Sri Lankan Calendar & Diary: Manage your schedule, set reminders, and easily track important events.

** Notebook: Jot down ideas, to-do lists, or anything important with our easy-to-use note-taking feature.

** Quick Contact Book: Access a curated list of important contact numbers for emergency services, essential hotlines, and more.

Sinhala Keyboard
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*** Enhanced Wijesekara layout ***

The Wijesekara layout in Sinhala keyboard is an enhanced & highly optimized version of the traditional Wijesekara layout. We have focused on designing a `user-friendly` and `easier to use` Wijesekara layout and our Wijesekara layout will maximize & simplify your Sinhala typing experience with much fewer typing errors.
‣ type `pilla` twice to get the longer `pilla` (no need to use the shift button to move to shifted layout)
‣ long press for `Murdhaja` letter
‣ tap & hold the space bar to move the cursor
‣ auto-remove partial vowels or letters

*** Enhanced Singlish layout ***

Singlish is a transliteration layout for people who like to type Sinhala with equivalent English letter sounds. This is the most popular layout on our keyboard with a superior Sinhala typing experience. This layout is much easier and faster to use and anyone can type without any prior experience.
We have optimized and enhanced the performance of this layout with a completely re-designed Unicode rendering and powerful text building engine.
‣ ability to type normal socially accepted phonetic sounds without memorizing new & complicated key combinations.
‣ phonetic letter suggestion for faster typing [eg. D will suggest all the letters with sounds like D, DH, etc - this is separate from word suggestions]
‣ letter + H for `Murdhaja` letters [eg. T & TH, P & PH etc]
‣ examples
- ng, nd, etc for ganga, sandha
- gna, kna, etc gnaanhaya, sinkno
- bh, th, nh, etc thuupaaraamaya, bhaarathaya
- quick quiz: can you read this `gnaanapaala`, that is how yo