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Lepcha (SIL) Keyboard Help

Introduction

This keyboard is designed for typing Lepcha text. The keyboard is a phonetic keyboard. This means that the keystrokes are tied to the Latin keyboard. For example, to type LEPCHA LETTER KA, you would type the letter "k" on the keyboard. In some cases you will need to type two keystrokes. For example, to type LEPCHA LETTER KHA, you would type "kh". Visually, when you begin typing the sequence (k), you will first see LEPCHA LETTER KA (ᰀ), but once you add an "h" it will turn into KHA (ᰂ).

The Lepcha script, as encoded in Unicode, requires some reordering. That means that although the vowel might display before a consonant, it is actually stored in the computer after the consonant. This keyboard requires you to type characters in Unicode order. That is:

C(.)(R)(Y)(V)(F)(^)

This translates into Consonant followed by optional nukta, followed by optional Ra, followed by optional Ya, followed by optional Dependent vowel, followed by optional Consonant sign ,followed by optional Ran. It is then up to the font to display them in the correct order.

In the charts below, the keystroke is in the top row, the character is below that and the Unicode Scalar Value (USV) is in the 3rd row. To type ᰕᰧᰵᰶᰙᰳᰶ you would type "miG_zT_". To type ᰣᰤᰩᰭ you would type "aYOK".

Consonants

k

kl

kh

g

gl

ng

c

ch

j

ny

t

th

1c00

1c01

1c02

1c03

1c04

1c05

1c06

1c07

1c08

1c09

1c0a

1c0b

d

n

p

pl

ph

f

fl

b

bl

m

ml

q

1c0c

1c0d

1c0e

1c0f

1c10

1c11

1c12

1c13

1c14

1c15

1c16

1c17

qh

z

y

r

l

h

hl

v

s

sh

w

a

1c18

1c19

1c1a

1c1b

1c1c

1c1d

1c1e

1c1f

1c20

1c21

1c22

1c23

Dependent Vowels

A

i

o

O

u

U

e

◌ᰦ

ᰧ◌

ᰨ◌

ᰩ◌

◌ᰪ

◌ᰫ

◌ᰬ

1c26

1c27

1c28

1c29

1c2a

1c2b

1c2c

Consonant Signs

K

M

L

N

P

R

T

D

G

◌ᰭ

◌ᰮ

◌ᰯ

◌ᰰ

◌ᰱ

◌ᰲ

◌ᰳ

ᰴ◌

ᰵ◌

1c2d

1c2e

1c2f

1c30

1c31

1c32

1c33

1c34

1c35

Various Signs

Y

Q

_

.

 ᰤ  

◌ᰶ

◌᰷

1c24

1c25

1c36

1c37

Numerals

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1c40

1c41

1c42

1c43

1c44

1c45

1c46

1c47

1c48

1c49

Extra-orthographical Marks / Punctuation

'

=

+

Z

V

W

X

᰿

1c3b

1c3c

1c3d

1c3e

1c3f

1c4d

1c4e

1c4f

Consonant Conjuncts

kY

klY

khY

gY

glY

tY

thY

dY

pY

plY

phY

fY

ᰀᰤ

ᰁᰤ

ᰂᰤ

ᰃᰤ

ᰄᰤ

ᰊᰤ

ᰋᰤ

ᰌᰤ

ᰎᰤ

ᰏᰤ

ᰐᰤ

ᰑᰤ

flY

bY

blY

mY

mlY

rY

lY

hY

hlY

vY

shY

aY

ᰒᰤ

ᰓᰤ

ᰔᰤ

ᰕᰤ

ᰖᰤ

ᰛᰤ

ᰜᰤ

ᰝᰤ

ᰞᰤ

ᰟᰤ

ᰡᰤ

ᰣᰤ

kQ

gQ

ngQ

pQ

fQ

bQ

mQ

hQ

 

 

 

 

ᰀᰥ

ᰃᰥ

ᰅᰥ

ᰎᰥ

ᰑᰥ

ᰓᰥ

ᰕᰥ

ᰝᰥ

 

 

 

 

kQY

gQY

ngQY

pQY

fQY

bQY

mQY

hQY

 

 

 

 

ᰀᰥᰤ

ᰃᰥᰤ

ᰅᰥᰤ

ᰎᰥᰤ

ᰑᰥᰤ

ᰓᰥᰤ

ᰕᰥᰤ

ᰝᰥᰤ

 

 

 

 

Nuktas

k.Q

g.Q

h.Q

r.

z.

ᰀ᰷ᰥ

ᰃ᰷ᰥ

ᰝ᰷ᰥ

ᰛ᰷

ᰙ᰷

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