10. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; a plurality of input keys including a first set of input keys, each input key of the first set of the input keys having one or more non-Roman characters assigned thereto, said non-Roman characters being employed in a first language, said first language having one or more rules that govern use of characters in the first language; a display; and memory having stored therein a number of routines that, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to: receive an input requesting entry of a first non-Roman character on a first one of the first set of input keys; determine that said input is for beginning a new word; based on said one or more rules, determine, using the processor, that said first non-Roman character is not permissible for beginning said new word; and output a second non-Roman character, different than said first non-Roman character, based on said determination that said first non-Roman character is not permissible for beginning said new word.
10. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; a plurality of input keys including a first set of input keys, each input key of the first set of the input keys having one or more non-Roman characters assigned thereto, said non-Roman characters being employed in a first language, said first language having one or more rules that govern use of characters in the first language; a display; and memory having stored therein a number of routines that, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to: receive an input requesting entry of a first non-Roman character on a first one of the first set of input keys; determine that said input is for beginning a new word; based on said one or more rules, determine, using the processor, that said first non-Roman character is not permissible for beginning said new word; and output a second non-Roman character, different than said first non-Roman character, based on said determination that said first non-Roman character is not permissible for beginning said new word. 11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein said second non-Roman character is provided on said first one of the first set of the input keys.