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Halq'eméylem Keyboard Help

This keyboard is designed for the Halq'eméylem language of the BC Coast 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.

  • All tone marks are typed after the base character.
    • á is typed a then Slash /
  • To type the high tone use the Slash key / — é is typed e then Slash /
  • To type the mid tone use the Backquote key ` — è is typed e then Backquote `
  • The original English punctuation keys can be typed by holding down the Right-Alt key (Win) or Option key (Mac). The Semicolon ; is typed Right-Alt+; (Win) or Option+; (Mac).
  • Opening and closing quotes. For Mac users, Option is instead of the Right-Alt Key.
    • single: ‘ Shift+` (Backquote) — ’ Apostrophe
    • double: “ Shift+-Hyphen — ” Shift+= Equals
    • single ‹ Right-Alt+Shift+9 — › Right-Alt+Shift+0
    • double « Right-Alt+9 — » Right-Alt+0

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

q w e é è : t y u ú ù i í ì o ó ò p
a á à s ´ ` - h ō ṓ ṑ k l '
  x̱ x c ? ! . , n m  
123 🌐 space . ⏎
  • Keys with a red background are combining accents. On your mobile device, they 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 the period key on the right side of the space bar.

Alternate Names

  • Stó:lō
  • Upriver Halkomelem

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