23. A system comprising: a processor configured to: display a keypad for text input, the keypad including a plurality of keys, receive input indicating a selection of a key from the plurality of keys, the selected key representing a consonant, receive a gesture input, wherein the gesture input is associated with one gesture out of a set of gestures, each gesture in the set being semantically linked to a tone, and wherein the set of gestures includes: a substantially horizontal movement associated with a first tone, a movement both horizontal and vertical in a first direction associated with a second tone, a movement both horizontal and vertical in a second direction, then a movement both horizontal and vertical in a third direction associated with a third tone, and a movement both horizontal and vertical in a fourth direction associated with a fourth tone, and display a grapheme based upon the selected key and the tone associated with the received gesture, wherein the grapheme is a modified version of a word associated with the selected key and the grapheme is predicted base on only the consonant and the tone associated with the received gesture.
23. A system comprising: a processor configured to: display a keypad for text input, the keypad including a plurality of keys, receive input indicating a selection of a key from the plurality of keys, the selected key representing a consonant, receive a gesture input, wherein the gesture input is associated with one gesture out of a set of gestures, each gesture in the set being semantically linked to a tone, and wherein the set of gestures includes: a substantially horizontal movement associated with a first tone, a movement both horizontal and vertical in a first direction associated with a second tone, a movement both horizontal and vertical in a second direction, then a movement both horizontal and vertical in a third direction associated with a third tone, and a movement both horizontal and vertical in a fourth direction associated with a fourth tone, and display a grapheme based upon the selected key and the tone associated with the received gesture, wherein the grapheme is a modified version of a word associated with the selected key and the grapheme is predicted base on only the consonant and the tone associated with the received gesture. 24. The system of claim 23 , further comprising predicting a character that is part of the grapheme.