Handling of Line Breaking on Latin-to-Balinese Script Transliteration Web Application as Part of Balinese Language Ubiquitous Learning

Abstract

This study is aimed to preserve part of Balinese local culture that is endangered, i.e. Latin-to-Balinese Script transliteration knowledge through the web technology that support ubiquitous learning. It analyzed handling of line breaking on Latin-to-Balinese Script transliteration web application since there has not been studied yet on no-word boundaries (scriptio continua) script. There are two rules of thumb should be applied: 1) No line breaking is allowed between syllable-sign cluster or consonant-vowel cluster; and 2) No line breaking is allowed just before a colon, comma, or period. This research added certain perspective and strengthened the transliteration knowledge, as part Balinese Language ubiquitous learning that support Balinese Language education, which is a mandatory local subject from basic to high school in Bali Province. This analysis was conducted on Hanacaraka web application that was developed as a technological product of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Undiksha), Indonesia. Hanacaraka basically receives Latin text input and outputs Balinese Script based on Bali Simbar font. Through the experiment, its handling on line breaking gave good transliteration result since special algorithm was applied. Future work to enrich and strengthen the transliteration knowledge is by extending the handling of line breaking on Latin-to-Balinese Script web application that was supported by dedicated Balinese-Unicode font.