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Dene Zhatıé Keyboard Help

This keyboard is designed for the Dene Zhatıé language of the Western Subarctic region of Canada.

If square boxes are displayed instead of characters when using this keyboard (and in the keyboard layouts below), please read our troubleshooting guide.

Keyboard Layout

  • The special characters of Dene Zhatıé have been assigned to a mix of both number and punctuation keys.
  • All accents are typed after the base character — ų is typed u then Left Bracket [
    • To type the acute accent use the Backquote key ` — á is typed a then `
    • To type the ogonek accent use the the Left Bracket key [ — ų is typed u then [
    • To type the acute and ogonek accent at the same time use the Right Bracket key ] — ǫ́ is typed o then ]
    • To type the underlined n ṉ use the Equal key =. To type the capital underlined N Ṉ use the Plus key Shift+=
  • To type the underlined double e e̲e̲ use Right-Alt (Windows) / ⌥ Option (Mac) + the e key e
  • All changed numbers and punctuation can type their original value by holding down the Right-Alt or Option key. The Semicolon ; is typed Right-Alt+; (Windows) ⌥ Option+; (Mac).
  • NOTE: When using Google Docs, Slash / is typed Right-Alt+' (Windows) / ⌥ Option+' (Mac).

Unicode Fonts

The following fonts have been installed on your computer: Aboriginal Sans, Aboriginal Serif. Please use these fonts when typing in your language as they have been specially built to represent your language as accurately as possible.

Download the latest version of Aboriginal Sans and Aboriginal Serif

Notes on touch layout

´ w e é ę ę́ e̲e̲ r t y u ú ų ų́ ı ı́ ı̨ ı̨́ o ó ǫ ǫ́ ł
a á ą ą́ s d ˛ g h j k l  
z x c ɂ b n ṉ m
123 🌐 ' " space .
  • Keys with a red background are combining accents. On your mobile device, these keys will have green text.
  • the first character in a cell is the "one-tap" key, any further characters are "hold-select" keys.
  • Common punctuation marks can be found by pressing and holding on the period key on the right side of the space bar.

Keyboard Layout

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