Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help
This keyboard is designed for the Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən (Klallam) 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.
Desktop layout
This desktop keyboard is based on the original KlallamU keyboard by Tim Montler.
- The image above shows the letters of Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən that have been assigned to individual keys. The original English value of the keys can still be typed by holding the Right-Alt key (Win) or Option key (Mac)
- ŋ is typed with the g key
- g is typed with the Right-Alt+g (Win) or Option+g (Mac)
- The glottalized barred lambda ƛ̕ is typed u i
- If you wish to type the English letters "ui", type u then Right-Alt+i (Win) or Option+i (Mac).
- To type "fruit", type Right-Alt+f Right-Alt+r u Right-Alt+i t
- To type the glottal accent, type the base character first, followed by the d key (no space in between).
- q̕ is typed q then d
- To type acccented vowels, type the Semicolon key ; first, followed by the base vowel (no space in between).
- ; a types á
- ; e types é
- ; f types ə́
- ; i types í
- ; u types ú
- The following letters are typed by typing the Semicolon key ; first, followed by another key.
- ; l types l
- ; q types qʷ
- ; z or ;+x types x̣ʷ
- Some additional symbols are listed here.
- . . types … (ellipsis)
- ; \ types √
- ; = types ≠
Unicode Fonts
The following font has been installed on your computer: BC Sans.
Notes on touch layout
| q q̕ | qʷ q̕ʷ | w w̕ | ʷ | ə ə́ e é | t t̕ | y y̕ | u ú | i í | p p̕ |
| a á | s | š | ʼ | h | ʔ | kʷ k̕ʷ k | ɬ l | ƛ̕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⇧ | x̣ x̣ʷ | xʷ | c c̕ | č č̕ | ŋ ŋ̕ | n n̕ | m m̕ | ⌫ | |
| 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.
All Documentation Versions
- Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help 9.2.1
- Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help 11.0
- Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help 10.0
- Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help 9.2
- Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help 9.1
- Nəxʷsƛ̓ay̓əmúcən Keyboard Help 9.0
