Lekwungen (Lək̓ʷəŋən) Keyboard Help
This keyboard is designed for the Lekwungen (Lək̓ʷəŋən) 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.
Keyboard Layout
- The above keymap shows the special characters that have been assigned to the number keys. To type numerals, hold down the Right-Alt or Option key then press the appropriate number key. The Numeric keypad on the right side of many keyboards keeps its original numbers.
- All accents are typed after the base character: t̓ is typed t then Apostrophe '
- To type the glottalized accent use the Apostrophe key ' — k̓ is typed k then Apostrophe '
- To type the acute accent use the Semicolon key ; — á is typed a then Semicolon ;
- To type the grave accent use the Backslash key \ — à is typed a then \
- All changed punctuation and number keys can type their original value by holding down the Right-Alt or Option key.
- The Semicolon ; is typed Right-Alt+Semicolon (Windows) or Option+Semicolon (Mac)
- The number 1 is typed Right-Alt+1 (Windows) or Option+1 (Mac)
Mobile Touch Layout
| q q̓ q̓ʷ | w w̓ | e é | ə ə́ | t t̓ | y y̓ | u ú | i í | ƛ̓ | p p̓ |
| a á | s | š | ʷ | ʔ | h | ʼ | kʷ k̓ʷ | l l̓ | ɬ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⇧ | x̣ x̣ʷ | xʷ | c c̓ | č č̓ | ŋ ŋ̓ | n n̓ | m m̓ | ⌫ | |
| 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.
