X̄aʼislak̓ala Keyboard Help
This keyboard is designed for the X̄aʼislak̓ala 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 accents are typed after the base character — k̓ is typed k then /
- To type the apostrophe accent use the Slash key / — p̓ is typed p then /
- To type the macron accent use the Left-Bracket key [ — ḡ is typed g then [
- X̄aʼislak̓ala uses three different kinds of apostrophes:
- Curly Apostophe ’ — on the Apostrophe key '
- Straight Apostrophe ' — on the Right-Bracket key ]
- Apostrophe accent ’ — on the Slash key /
- The original English punctuation keys can be typed 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 Shift+Right-Alt+/ (Windows) / Shift+⌥ Option+/ (Mac)
- Opening and closing quotes. For Mac users, Right-Alt is either of the Option Keys.
- single: ‘ Shift+` — ’ '
- double: “ Shift+[ — ” Shift+]
- 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.
Downloads
Download a pdf of the Keylayout Map
Download the latest version of Aboriginal Sans and Aboriginal Serif
Notes on touch layout
| q q̓ | w w̓ | e | ’ | t t̓ | y y̓ | u | i | o | p p̓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | s | d | ʼ | g ḡ | h | ᵒ | k k̓ | l l̓ | ' " |
| ⇧ | z | x x̄ | c c̓ | ¯ | b | n n̓ | m m̓ | ⌫ | |
| 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 the period key on the right side of the space bar.
Keyboard Layout
All Documentation Versions
- X̄aʼislak̓ala Keyboard Help 9.1.1
- X̄aʼislak̓ala Keyboard Help 10.0
- X̄aʼislak̓ala Keyboard Help 9.1
- X̄aʼislak̓ala Keyboard Help 9.0
