Geez Keyboard
Ge'ez (GFF) Keyboard Help
Keyboard © 2009 Ge'ez Frontier Foundation.
Overview
Using this Keyboard
GeezIME 2020 is a fresh design and supports beyond Geez languages! + Supports multiple Geez languages: Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, and Blin. + Consistent typing system across GeezIME editions in other platforms (Windows, Android, MacOS, iOS). + Use the standard QWERTY keyboard to type Geez. + Use a phonetic mapping that is easy to learn. Ge'ez keyboard for use in all apps including Messages, Twitter, Safari, and Facebook. Each letter pops up to reveal all seven forms. Punctuation included. Suggested words appear as you type. Find other supported Ge'ez fonts on your computer by using the Font Helper tool. What transcription method do the keyboards use? The keyboards use the SERA (System for Ethiopic Representation in ASCII) method for transcribing the Ge'ez script into Latin characters. SERA uses the following principles: A letter for every keystroke. Amharic Keyboard - Ethiopic Geez Android latest 1.3.0 APK Download and Install. Amharic Keyboard, Tigrinya Keyboard and Afaan Oromoo Keyboard. The best Geez IME. GeezIME 2020 is a fresh design and supports beyond Geez languages! Some of the main features: + Supports multiple Geez languages: Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, and Blin. + Consistent typing system across GeezIME editions in other platforms (Windows, Android, MacOS, iOS). + Use the standard QWERTY keyboard to type Geez.
Keyboard Layout
Quickstart
Examples
Keyboard Details
Complete Typing Chart
Troubleshooting
Further Resources
Related Keyboard Layouts
Technical Information
Authorship
Overview
This keyboard is designed for use with the Ge'ez language of Eritrea and Ethiopia in Africa. Typing follows a consonant-vowel pattern. It is designed for use with a standard (QWERTY) keyboard.
Most computers will automatically download a special font to display this keyboard correctly. However, if the layout or the charts below do not display correctly, please read the troubleshooting guide.
Click here to see keyboard layouts for other Ethiopic languages, like Amharic, Awngi, Bench, Blin, Dizi, Me'en, Mursi, Sebatbeit, Suri and Tigrigna.
Using this Keyboard
Keyboard Layout
Quickstart
This keyboard is designed to work intuitively with a standard (QWERTY) keyboard. This means that the Ge'ez sounds in this keyboard can be found by thinking of the most similar English letters. For example, you can type selam to get ሰላም.
As you can see, each Ge'ez character is typed with the base consonant first and then the vowel. For example, ጘ is typed G then e.
Keyboard Details
The Ge'ez keyboard uses an intuitive phonetic system where the Ge'ez sounds are matched to the nearest English letters. You can think of how a word sounds in Ge'ez and then type it out with English.
Example: typing selam produces ሰላም
Because Ge'ez has more sounds than English, we sometimes have to adjust this rule. For example, English does not have ጠ and the closest similar letter would be t. In this case you should type T, for capital T:
Example: typing qTqaTie produces ቅጥቃጤ
Notice that we needed both ie together to make the 5th ጠ letter, ጤ. When the letter you want to type does not appear when you hit the similar sounding key in English, try using the capital next. If typing the capital does not work, then try hitting the key two times:
Example: typing sselam produces ሠላም
Example: typing SSeHey produces ፀሐይ
Next, when you need to type the extra letters of Ge'ez like ሏ,ሟ,ኴ you can do so by typing an extra vowel after a u:
Example: typing mua produces ሟ
Example: typing guie produces ጔ
Finally, we must introduce a special rule for ' (apostrophe). Some words are spelt with a ሳድስ (6th) letter followed by a vowel, like ርኤ in ገብርኤል. We use the apostrophe here to type gebr'iel to make sure we get ርኤ instead of ሬ.
Example: typing mel'ak produces መልአክ
Example: typing m'eeraf becomes ምዕራፍ
We also use the apostrophe for Ethiopic numbers, so '1 becomes ፩ and so on. If an English apostrophe ' is needed in your document, type it twice: '. This works for other punctuation as well, so typing ; once makes ፤ and a second time gives English semi-colon ;.
Digi sm 500 user manual. See Typing in Ge'ez for full details on how to type all Ge'ez letters, numbers and punctuation.
Troubleshooting
If the characters you type or those on the On Screen Keyboard do not appear to display correctly, please read the KeymanWeb troubleshooting guide.
For any other questions, contact us.
Further Resources
Related Keyboard Layouts
Keyboard Layouts for other Ethiopic languages:
Amharic
Awngi
Bench
Blin
Dizi
Me'en
Mursi
Sebatbeit
Suri
Tigrigna (Eritrea)
Tigrigna (Ethiopia) Epson m100 resetter key.
Other Internet Resources
More on the Ge'ez Script at Omniglot.com
More on the Ge'ez Script at Wikipedia.org
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Technical Information
System Requirements
It is recommended that you use an English QWERTY hardware keyboard with this keyboard. Antariksh ek amar katha all episodes.
Unicode Version
This keyboard complies with Unicode 5.1
Keyboard Authorship
This keyboard was created by the Ge'ez Frontier Foundation. Tavultesoft graciously acknowledges the contribution made by the authors in developing this keyboard and making it freely available for use with Keyman Desktop and KeymanWeb. Their effort assists in enabling people to communicate in their own language.
Copyright and Terms of Use
The Ge'ez keyboard layout for Keyman Desktop and KeymanWeb is Copyright 2009 Ge'ez Frontier Foundation and Tavultesoft. It may be freely distributed and used, but must not be modified or adapted in any way without written permission from Tavultesoft.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY TAVULTESOFT PTY LTD 'AS IS' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL TAVULTESOFT PTY LTD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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Developer information
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Description
GeezIME is the easiest and most powerful way to type Geez script on Android, iOS, MacOS, Microsoft Windows, and the Web.GeezIME 2020 is a fresh design and supports beyond Geez languages!
Some of the main features:
+ Supports multiple Geez languages: Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, and Blin.
+ Consistent typing system across GeezIME editions in other platforms (Windows, Android, MacOS, iOS).
+ Use the standard QWERTY keyboard to type Geez.
+ Use a phonetic mapping that is easy to learn.
+ Smart adoptive typing mechanism based on the active language.
+ Word Suggestions (auto-completion) for all languages.
+ Add your own words to the suggestions dictionary for future use.
+ Includes hundreds of Emojis 🤠 and national flags 🇪🇷 🇸🇪 🇬🇧.
+ Full support for English and other popular European languages.
+ Switch between the Languages at the press of one button.
+ Full support for Geez punctuation marks and numerals.
+ Elegant keyboard themes and input styles.
+ The complete keyboard guide is included in the app.
+ Double tap the Space key to insert full stop.
+ Swipe the Space key to move the cursor inside text.
+ Swipe from the Backspace key to delete large portion of text.
+ And many more useful features..
Now you can use GeezIME for all your typing needs, even beyond Geez!
You can also find GeezIME in every major platform! Visit https://geezlab.com
Recent changes:
Usability improvements.
GeezIME 2020 is a fresh design and supports beyond Geez languages!
Some of the main features:
+ Supports multiple Geez languages: Tigrinya, Amharic, Tigre, and Blin.
+ Consistent typing system across GeezIME editions in other platforms (Windows, Android, MacOS, iOS).
+ Use the standard QWERTY keyboard to type Geez.
+ Use a phonetic mapping that is easy to learn.
+ Smart adoptive typing mechanism based on the active language.
+ Word Suggestions (auto-completion) for all languages.
+ Add your own words to the suggestions dictionary for future use.
+ Includes hundreds of Emojis 🤠 and national flags 🇪🇷 🇸🇪 🇬🇧.
+ Full support for English and other popular European languages.
+ Switch between the Languages at the press of one button.
+ Full support for Geez punctuation marks and numerals.
+ Elegant keyboard themes and input styles.
+ The complete keyboard guide is included in the app.
+ Double tap the Space key to insert full stop.
+ Swipe the Space key to move the cursor inside text.
+ Swipe from the Backspace key to delete large portion of text.
+ And many more useful features..
Now you can use GeezIME for all your typing needs, even beyond Geez!
You can also find GeezIME in every major platform! Visit https://geezlab.com
Recent changes:
Usability improvements.
Geez Keyboard App
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