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Nuer Unicode Keyboard Layout

Version 1.3

http://www.openroad.net.au/languages/african/igbo/

© 22006 State Library of Victoria

This keyboard was developed to facilitate typing text written in Nuer.

How to type in NuerHow to type in NuerHow to type in NuerHow to type in Nuer

The keyboard layout is a Unicode based keyboard layout for Tavultesoft Keyman.

Correct display of all Nuer letters should occur on all versions of Windows if an appropriate

font is installed. Displaying Nuer requires Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed. Nuer

text will correctly display on older versions of Windows in Microsoft Ofifce 2003. For

further information refer to http://www.openroad.net.au/languages/african/nuer/.

Normal

Shift

Right-Alt

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Shift Right-Alt

Typing additional Nuer letters

To get: ŋ Ŋ ɛ Ɛ ɣ Ɣ ɔ Ɔ

Type: q Q s S f F x X

Typing diacritics

Macron below: type the vowel then the semi-colon key, e.g. (a; yields a ̱̱ ̱̱)1.

Diaeresis: type the vowel then the quote key, e.g. (a' yields ä)2.

FontsFontsFontsFonts

The Doulos SIL font is installed with the Nuer keyboard layout. Additional fonts include:

Charis SIL;

Gentium.

For information on installing fonts in Windows XP, please read the MyLanguage font

installation guide.

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