kachin Keyboard Help
Kachin Keyboard for Jinghpaw language
Alphabet
| character | pronunciation | example |
|---|---|---|
| a | [a] | la(to take) |
| ă | [ə] | kălaw(to do) |
| e | [e̞] | Rem(to keep) |
| è | [e̞] | shărè(brave) |
| ē | [ʲe] [e] | ánhtē(we) |
| i | [i] [ɪ] | lăsi(thin) |
| o | [o] | wora(that, there) |
| ö | [ø] | möng(country) |
| u | [u] [ʊ] | Lu(to have) Numsha(woman) |
| ŭ | [ɯ] | gŭwut(to blow) |
| ai | [ai̯] | mai(good) |
| au | [au̯] | kau(to throw away) |
| aw | [ɔː] | baw(the head) |
| oi | [ʊ̯e] | roi(to deride) |
| b | [b] | ba(to be tired) |
| chy | [t͡ɕʰʲ] | chya(to print) |
| ch | [t͡ɕʰ] | chè(to save) |
| d | [d] | du(the neck) |
| g | [ɡ] | ga(the earth) |
| gy | [ɡʲ] | gyit(to tie) |
| h | [h] | haw(to preach) |
| j | [d͡ʑ] | jum(salt) |
| k | [k] | ka(to write) |
| ky | [kʲ] | kyem(to put aside) |
| hk | [kʰ] | hka(a river) |
| hky | [kʰʲ] | hkyet(a valley) |
| l | [l] | lam(road) |
| m | [m] | ma(a child) |
| n | [n] | nam(a jungle) |
| ng | [ŋ] | ngai(I) |
| ny | [ɲ] | nyet(to deny) |
| p | [p] | pat(to obstruct) |
| hp | [pʰ] | hpai(to carry) |
| hpy | [pʰʲ] | hpyet(destroyed) |
| r | [ɻ] | ri(ratten) |
| s | [s] | sa(to go) |
| sh | [ʃ] | sha(to eat) |
| t | [t] | tai(to come) |
| ts | [sʰ] | tsi(medicine) |
| ht | [tʰ] | htu(to dig) |
| w | [w] | wa(to return) |
| y | [j] | ya(now) |
| z | [dz] | zup(to join) |
| ' | [ʔ] | hpe' |
The "ö" letter in Kachin language often has merged into "u".
The "ŭ" letter in Kachin language often has merged into "ă".
During writing, glottal stop [ʔ] and tones are often not marked.
In modern days Kachin Language, the differenciation of vowel between letter "e" and letter "è" is minimizing and are often written as same vowel [e̞] combined with different tone in general.
In Kachin Language, the "ă" vowel usually deserves a low tone in a word or in a sentence.
Tonal diacritics
| Tone | Tone mark | Keys added to syllable | Sample input | Sample output | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | ◌́ | 1 | a1nhte9 | ánhtē | ˥/˧˥ |
| Mid | nothing | nothing | ngai | ngai | ˧ |
| Low | ◌̀ | 2 | tsa1wra2' | tsáwrà' | ˧˩ |
| Falling | ◌̂ | 6 | ńtâ | n1ta6 | ˥˩ |
Non-tonal diacritics
| Character | Key pressed | Sample input | Sample output |
|---|---|---|---|
| ă | a8/ALT+A | ka8law | kălaw |
| è | e2 | be2be2 | bè bè |
| ē | e9/ALT+E | a1nhte9 | ánhtē |
| ö | o7/ALT+O | mo7ng | möng |
| ø | o9 | ||
| ŭ | u8/ALT+U | gu8wut | gŭwut |
If more than one tone marking key is pressed, the last one will be used. For example, typing a12 will return "à". To write a tone marking key as a normal digital, one has to press it twice: a1 becomes á, while a11 becomes a1.
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