Vai Typewriter (Athinkra) Keyboard Help
A Keyman keyboard for the Vai language of Liberia, developed by the team at Athinkra, LLC. This keyboard uses fewer keystrokes than the "Vai (Athinkra)" keyboard and is more ergonomic.
Because there are so many characters in the Vai script, this keyboard requires multiple keystrokes to access most of the characters.
Desktop Keyboard Layout
Vowel marks and nasilized vowels are on the corresponding vowel keys.
To type a consonant, you must type the consonant first, and then the vowel. For example:
- ɓꔀ (be) will produce ꔇ.
The hyphen characters on the RIGHT ALT layer are used for accessing historic syllables. Type the character followed by a vowel and the historic syllable will be formed. There are not historic syllables for every vowel, so the hyphen may remain in the text unexpectedly).
A table listing all the characters and keystrokes is below.
| Keys | Name | Glyph |
|---|---|---|
| vowel | ||
| e | ee | ꔀ |
| i | i | ꔤ |
| a | a | ꕉ |
| A | an | ꕊ |
| o | oo | ꕱ |
| u | u | ꖕ |
| y | o | ꖺ |
| Y | on | ꖻ |
| q | e | ꗡ |
| Q | en | ꗢ |
| N- (ŋ) | ||
| Na | ngan | ꕋ |
| Ny | ngon | ꖼ |
| Nq | ngen | ꗣ |
| h- | ||
| he | hee | ꔂ |
| hi | hi | ꔦ |
| hI | hin | ꔧ |
| ha | ha | ꕌ |
| hA | han | ꕍ |
| ho | hoo | ꕳ |
| hu | hu | ꖗ |
| hU | hun | ꖘ |
| hy | ho | ꖽ |
| hY | hon | ꖾ |
| hq | he | ꗤ |
| hQ | hen | ꗥ |
| w- | ||
| we | wee | ꔃ |
| wE | ween | ꔄ |
| wi | wi | ꔨ |
| wI | win | ꔩ |
| wa | wa | ꕎ |
| wA | wan | ꕏ |
| wo | woo | ꕴ |
| wO | woon | ꕵ |
| wu | wu | ꖙ |
| wU | wun | ꖚ |
| wy | wo | ꖿ |
| wY | won | ꗀ |
| wq | we | ꗦ |
| wQ | wen | ꗧ |
| p- | ||
| pe | pee | ꔅ |
| pi | pi | ꔪ |
| pa | pa | ꕐ |
| po | poo | ꕶ |
| pu | pu | ꖛ |
| py | po | ꗁ |
| pq | pe | ꗨ |
| P- (b) | Pe | bhee | ꔆ |
| Pi | bhi | ꔫ |
| Pa | bha | ꕑ |
| Po | bhoo | ꕷ |
| Pu | bhu | ꖜ |
| Py | bho | ꗂ |
| Pq | bhe | ꗩ |
| b- (ɓ) | ||
| be | bee | ꔇ |
| bi | bi | ꔬ |
| ba | ba | ꕒ |
| bo | boo | ꕸ |
| bu | bu | ꖝ |
| by | bo | ꗃ |
| bq | be | ꗪ |
| B- (m) | ||
| Be | mbee | ꔈ |
| Bi | mbi | ꔭ |
| Ba | mba | ꕓ |
| Bo | mboo | ꕹ |
| Bu | mbu | ꖞ |
| By | mbo | ꗄ |
| Bq | mbe | ꗫ |
| v- (kp) | ||
| ve | kpee | ꔉ |
| vi | kpi | ꔮ |
| va | kpa | ꕔ |
| vo | kpoo | ꕺ |
| vu | kou | ꖟ |
| vy | ko | ꗅ |
| vq | kpe | ꗬ |
| vQ | kpen | ꗭ |
| V- (mgb) | ||
| Ve | mgbee | ꔊ |
| Vi | mgbi | ꔯ |
| Va | mgba | ꕖ |
| Vo | mgboo | ꕻ |
| Vu | mgbu | ꖠ |
| Vy | mgbo | ꗆ |
| Vq | mgbe | ꗮ |
| x- (gb) | ||
| xe | gbee | ꔋ |
| xi | gbi | ꔰ |
| xa | gba | ꕗ |
| xo | gboo | ꕼ |
| xu | gbu | ꖡ |
| xy | gbo | ꗇ |
| xY | gbon | ꗈ |
| xq | gbe | ꗯ |
| xQ | gben | ꗰ |
| f- | ||
| fe | fee | ꔌ |
| fi | fi | ꔱ |
| fa | fa | ꕘ |
| fo | foo | ꕽ |
| fu | fu | ꖢ |
| fy | fo | ꗉ |
| fq | fe | ꗱ |
| F- (v) | ||
| ve | vee | ꔍ |
| vi | vi | ꔲ |
| va | va | ꕙ |
| vo | voo | ꕾ |
| vu | vu | ꖣ |
| vy | vo | ꗊ |
| vq | ve | ꗲ |
| t- | ||
| te | tee | ꔎ |
| ti | ti | ꔳ |
| ta | ta | ꕚ |
| to | too | ꕿ |
| tu | tu | ꖤ |
| ty | to | ꗋ |
| tq | te | ꗳ |
| T- (þ) | ||
| Te | thee | ꔏ |
| Ti | thi | ꔴ |
| Ta | tha | ꕛ |
| To | thoo | ꖀ |
| Tu | thu | ꖥ |
| Ty | tho | ꗌ |
| Tq | the | ꗴ |
| r- | ||
| re | dhee | ꔐ |
| ri | dhi | ꔵ |
| ra | dha | ꕜ |
| ro | dhoo | ꖁ |
| ru | dhu | ꖦ |
| ry | dho | ꗍ |
| rq | dhe | ꗵ |
| R- (ð) | ||
| Re | dhhee | ꔑ |
| Ri | dhhi | ꔶ |
| Ra | dhha | ꕝ |
| Ro | dhhoo | ꖂ |
| Ru | dhhu | ꖧ |
| Ry | dhho | ꗎ |
| Rq | dhhe | ꗶ |
| l- | ||
| le | lee | ꔒ |
| li | li | ꔷ |
| la | la | ꕞ |
| lo | loo | ꖃ |
| lu | lu | ꖨ |
| ly | lo | ꗏ |
| lq | le | ꗷ |
| L- (r) | ||
| Le | ree | ꔓ |
| Li | ri | ꔸ |
| La | ra | ꕟ |
| Lo | roo | ꖄ |
| Lu | ru | ꖩ |
| Ly | ro | ꗐ |
| Lq | re | ꗸ |
| d- | ||
| de | dee | ꔔ |
| di | di | ꔹ |
| da | da | ꕠ |
| do | doo | ꖅ |
| du | du | ꖪ |
| dy | do | ꗑ |
| dq | de | ꗹ |
| D- (ɗ) | ||
| De | ndee | ꔕ |
| Di | ndi | ꔺ |
| Da | nda | ꕡ |
| Do | ndoo | ꖆ |
| Du | ndu | ꖫ |
| Dy | ndo | ꗒ |
| Dq | nde | ꗺ |
| s- | ||
| se | see | ꔖ |
| si | si | ꔻ |
| sa | sa | ꕢ |
| so | soo | ꖇ |
| su | su | ꖬ |
| sy | so | ꗓ |
| sq | se | ꗻ |
| S- (ʃ) | ||
| Se | shee | ꔗ |
| Si | shi | ꔼ |
| Sa | sha | ꕣ |
| So | shoo | ꖈ |
| Su | shu | ꖭ |
| Sy | sho | ꗔ |
| Sq | she | ꗼ |
| z- | ||
| ze | zee | ꔘ |
| zi | zi | ꔽ |
| za | za | ꕤ |
| zo | zoo | ꖉ |
| zu | zu | ꖮ |
| zy | zo | ꗕ |
| zq | ze | ꗽ |
| Z- (ʒ) | ||
| Ze | zhee | ꔙ |
| Zi | zhi | ꔾ |
| Za | zha | ꕥ |
| Zo | zhoo | ꖊ |
| Zu | zhu | ꖯ |
| Zy | zho | ꗖ |
| Zq | zhe | ꗾ |
| c- | ||
| ce | cee | ꔚ |
| ci | ci | ꔿ |
| ca | ca | ꕦ |
| co | coo | ꖋ |
| cu | cu | ꖰ |
| cy | ci | ꗗ |
| cq | ce | ꗿ |
| C- (j) | ||
| Ce | jee | ꔛ |
| Ci | ji | ꕀ |
| Ca | ja | ꕧ |
| Co | joo | ꖌ |
| Cu | ju | ꖱ |
| Cy | jo | ꗘ |
| Cq | je | ꘀ |
| j- (nj) | ||
| je | njee | ꔜ |
| ji | nji | ꕁ |
| ja | nja | ꕨ |
| jo | njoo | ꖍ |
| ju | nju | ꖲ |
| jy | njo | ꗙ |
| jq | nje | ꘁ |
| J- (y) | ||
| Je | yee | ꔝ |
| Ji | yi | ꕂ |
| Ja | ya | ꕩ |
| Jo | yoo | ꖎ |
| Ju | yu | ꖳ |
| Jy | yo | ꗚ |
| Jq | ye | ꘂ |
| k- | ||
| ke | kee | ꔞ |
| ki | ki | ꕃ |
| ka | ka | ꕪ |
| kA | kan | ꕫ |
| ko | koo | ꖏ |
| ku | ku | ꖴ |
| ky | ko | ꗛ |
| kq | ke | ꘃ |
| K- (ŋg) | ||
| Ke | nggee | ꔟ |
| Ki | nggi | ꕄ |
| Ka | ngga | ꕬ |
| Ko | nggoo | ꖐ |
| Ku | nggu | ꖵ |
| Ky | nggo | ꗜ |
| Kq | ngge | ꘄ |
| KQ | nggen | ꘅ |
| g- | ||
| ge | gee | ꔠ |
| gi | gi | ꕅ |
| ga | ga | ꕭ |
| go | goo | ꖑ |
| gu | gu | ꖶ |
| gy | go | ꗝ |
| gq | ge | ꘆ |
| gQ | gen | ꘇ |
| m- | ||
| me | mee | ꔡ |
| mi | mi | ꕆ |
| ma | ma | ꕮ |
| mo | moo | ꖒ |
| mu | mu | ꖷ |
| my | mo | ꗞ |
| mq | me | ꘈ |
| n- | ||
| ne | nee | ꔢ |
| ni | ni | ꕇ |
| na | na | ꕯ |
| no | noo | ꖓ |
| nu | nu | ꖸ |
| ny | no | ꗟ |
| nq | ne | ꘉ |
| M- (ɲ) | ||
| Me | nyee | ꔣ |
| Mi | nyi | ꕈ |
| Ma | nya | ꕰ |
| Mo | nyoo | ꖔ |
| Mu | nyu | ꖹ |
| My | nyo | ꗠ |
| Mq | nye | ꘊ |
| RALT ba | symbol bang | ꘗ |
| RALT fe | symbol feeng | ꘓ |
| RALT fa | symbol ndole fa | ꘐ |
| RALT ti | symbol ting | ꘕ |
| RALT ty | symbol tong | ꘝ |
| RALT da | symbol dang | ꘚ |
| RALT do | symbol doong | ꘛ |
| RALT so | symbol ndole soo | ꘒ |
| RALT cy | symbol jong | ꘟ |
| RALT ke | symbol keeng | ꘔ |
| RALT ka | symbol ndole ka | ꘑ |
| RALT ku | symbol kung | ꘜ |
| RALT fA | symbol faa | ꘘ |
| RALT tA | symbol taa | ꘙ |
| RALT dY | symbol do-o | ꘞ |
| -nI | symbol nii | ꘖ |
All Documentation Versions
- Vai Typewriter (Athinkra) Keyboard Help 1.3.1
- Vai Typewriter (Athinkra) Keyboard Help 1.3
- Vai Typewriter (Athinkra) Keyboard Help 1.2.1
- Vai Typewriter (Athinkra) Keyboard Help 1.2
