Applicable Platforms

This document describes how to type the Mmuock alphabet under the following platforms:

Windows
Linux
Mobile: Android, iPhone, iPad

Note:

Some features described herein are not available in the Mmuock xkb keyboard that ships with the Linux operating system.
Windows and mobile devices require that you download and install the freely available keyman software.

The layout

~~
``
!
1
@
2
#
3
$
4
%
5
^
6 ̂
&
7 ̑
*
8 ̍
(
9 ̇
)
0 ̊
_–
¯-
+
= ̋
⌫ Backspace
Tab ↹
Q
q
W
w
E Ǝ
e ǝ
Š R
š r
T
t
Y
y
U Ω
u ω
I Ɛ
i ɛ
O Φ
o φ
P ∏
p π
Ø {
ø [
Σ }
σ ]
Æ |
æ \
Caps Lock⇬
A
a ̃
S
s ̄
D
d ́
F
f ̀
G
g ̌
̇ H
̣ h
J
j ̆
K
k ̏
L
l ̈
Œ:
œ;
"
' '
⏎ Enter
⇧Shift
Zǲ
zǳ
X
x
C
c
V
v
B
b
N Ŋ
n ŋ
M
m
< ‹
, «
> ›
. »
?
/ /
⇧Shift

The Mmuock keyboard layout

Note: the above layout might look different on mobile devices. In particular, some non-alphanumeric keys (such as ~) might be hidden.

Using the keyboard

Please refer to the diagram of the keyboard layout in the preceding section.
Some keys on the keyboard can be used to produce more than one kind of character. For example, the n key can be used to produce both "n" and "ŋ".
The default character that a key produces, is shown on the left hand side of the key and is in black colour; for example, "n". The other characters that can also be produced by the key, are shown on the right hand side of the key and are written in brown colour.
To produce the letters that are in brown colour: first press the special key /, release it, then press the key that has the brown letter.
For example:
- to produce letter "ŋ", press / and then press n.
- to produce letter "Ŋ", press / and then press N.

Producing letters

Below is a list of Mmuock special Mmuock letters and the keys that produce them:

Press these keys	To get these letters	Press these keys	To get these letters
`r`	š	`R`	Š
`[`	ø	`{`	Ø
`]`	σ	`}`	Σ
`\`	æ	`\|`	Æ
`;`	œ	`:`	Œ
`/e`	ǝ	`/E`	Ǝ
`/r`	r	`/R`	R
`/u`	ω	`/U`	Ω
`/i`	ɛ	`/I`	Ɛ
`/o`	φ	`/O`	Φ
`/p`	π	`/P`	Π
`/z`	ǳ	`/Z`	ǲ
`dz`	ǳ	`Dz`	ǲ
`/n`	ŋ	`/N`	Ŋ
`ng`	ŋ	`Ng`	Ŋ
`~n`	ñ	`~N`	Ñ
`oe`	œ	`OE`	Œ
`/,`	«	`<<`	«
`/.`	»	`>>`	»
`/>`	›	`/<`	‹
`/[`	[	`/]`	]
`/{`	{	`/}`	}
`/\`	\	`/\|`	\|
`/;`	;	`/:`	:
`//`	/	`..`	.

Producing accent marks

This keyboard layout allows you to mark all the tones of the Mmuock language.

Using one keystroke

This applies to the first 4 accent marks: ~ (tilde), ¯ (macron), ´ (acute), and ` (grave).

Type Key	What does it do?	Example	Result
`~`	tilde (tone 0)	`~a`	ã
`-`	macron (tone 1)	`-a`	ā
`'`	acute accent (tone 3)	`'a`	á
`	grave accent (tone 4)	``a`	à

Below is a complete list. Type the key in the first column, followed by the key on the top row, and you will get the character that is indicated.

	`a`	`e`	`i`	`o`	`u`	`\`	`[`	`]`	`m`	`n`
`~`	ã	ẽ	ĩ	õ	ũ	æ̃	ø̃	σ̃
`-`	ā	ē	ī	ō	ū	ǣ	ø̄	σ̄
`'`	á	é	í	ó	ú	ǽ	ǿ	σ́	ḿ	ń
`	à	è	è	ò	ù	æ̀	ø̀	σ̀	m̀	ǹ

	`A`	`E`	`I`	`O`	`U`	`\|`	`{`	`}`	`M`	`N`
`~`	Ã	Ẽ	Ĩ	Õ	Ũ	Æ̃	Ø̃	Σ̃
`-`	Ā	Ē	Ī	Ō	Ū	Ǣ	Ø̄	Σ̄
`'`	Á	É	Í	Ó	Ú	Ǽ	Ǿ	Σ́	Ḿ	Ń
`	À	È	È	Ò	Ù	Æ	Ø̀	Σ̀	M̀	Ǹ

Using two keystrokes

Produce the character on the top row and then press the two keys in the first column, and you will get the character indicated in the table. That is, when the letter on the top row is displayed and you type the 2 keys on the left-most column, an accent mark is placed on the letter.

	a	e	i	o	φ	u	ω	ǝ	æ	r	ɛ	ø	σ
`/a`	ã	ẽ	ĩ	õ	φ̃	ũ	ω̃	ǝ̃	æ̃	r̃	ɛ̃	ø̃	σ̃
`/s`	ā	ē	ī	ō	φ̄	ū	ω̄	ǝ̄	ǣ	r̄	ɛ̄	ø̄	σ̄
`/d`	á	é	í	ó	φ́	ú	ώ	ǝ́	ǽ	ŕ	ɛ́	ǿ	σ́
`/f`	à	è	ì	ò	φ̀	ù	ὼ	ǝ̀	æ̀	r̀	ɛ̀	ø̀	σ̀
`/g`	ǎ	ě	ǐ	ǒ	φ̌	ǔ	ω̌	ǝ̌	æ̌	ř	ɛ̌	ø̌	σ̌
`/j`	ă	ĕ	ĭ	ŏ	φ̆	ŭ	ω̆	ǝ̆	æ̆	r̆	ɛ̆	ø̆	σ̆
`/k`	ȁ	ȅ	ȉ	ȍ	φ̏	ȕ	ω̏	ǝ̏	æ̏	ȑ	ɛ̏	ø̏	σ̏
`/l`	ä	ë	ï	ö	φ̈	ü	ω̈	ǝ̈	æ̈	r̈	ɛ̈	ø̈	σ̈
`/6`	â	ê	î	ô	φ̂	û	ω̂	ǝ̂	æ̂	r̂	ɛ̂	ø̂	σ̂
`/7`	ȃ	ȇ	ȋ	ȏ	φ̑	ȗ	ω̑	ǝ̑	æ̑	ȓ	ɛ̑	ø̑	σ̑
`/8`	a̍	e̍	i̍	o̍	φ̍	u̍	ω̍	ǝ̍	æ̍	r̍	ɛ̍	ø̍	σ̍
`/9`	ȧ	ė	i̇	ȯ	φ̇	u̇	ω̇	ǝ̇	æ̇	ṙ	ɛ̇	ø̇	σ̇
`/0`	å	e̊	i̊	o̊	φ̊	ů	ω̊	ǝ̊	æ̊	r̊	ɛ̊	ø̊	σ̊
`/=`	a̋	e̋	i̋	ő	φ̋	ű	ω̋	ǝ̋	æ̋	r̋	ɛ̋	ø̋	σ̋

Examples:

a + /a produces ã
ø + /d produces ǿ

Producing "dot above"

Type . (dot) followed by the letter on which you want to have a dot. The following table shows all the possible letters above which a dot can be placed.

Press these keys	To get these letters	Press these keys	To get these letters
`.B`	Ḃ	`.b`	ḃ
`.C`	Ċ	`.c`	ċ
`.F`	Ḟ	`.f`	ḟ
`.K`	K̇	`.k`	k̇
`.L`	Ŀ	`.l`	ŀ
`.M`	Ṁ	`.m`	ṁ
`.N`	Ṅ	`.n`	ṅ
`.P`	Ṗ	`.p`	ṗ
`.Q`	Q̇	`.q`	q̇
`.S`	Ṡ	`.s`	ṡ
`.R`	Ṧ	`.r`	ṧ
`.T`	Ṫ	`.t`	ṫ
`.W`	Ẇ	`.w`	ẇ
`.X`	Ẋ	`.x`	ẋ
`.Y`	Ẏ	`.y`	ẏ
`.Z`	Ż	`.z`	ż

Producing "dot below"

Type h after a letter in order to produce a dot below the letter. That is, when a letter—even if it has an accent mark— is displayed and you type h after it, a dot is placed below the letter.

Examples

When this is displayed	Type this	To get this	When this is displayed	Type this	To get this
a	`h`	ạ	á	`h`	ạ́
æ	`h`	æ̣	ǣ	`h`	ǣ̣
u	`h`	ụ	ú	`h`	ụ́
o	`h`	ọ	ō	`h`	ọ̄

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2-Sept-2019