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Our Keyboard Design is based on the QWERTY Latin Script Keyboard.
  
 
=Existing Resources=
 
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From our research, there are no computer keyboard layouts for Kamba. Swahili, the officially recognized language in the Kenyan region, uses the QWERTY layout for Latin script, and a separate layout for Arabic Script. A significant portion of Kamba speakers are also literate in Swahili, so we presume those who would need a computer keyboard would also use the Swahili Latin Keyboard.  
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From our research, there are no computer keyboard layouts for Kamba. Swahili, the "lingua franca" of southeastern Africa, uses the QWERTY layout for Latin script, and a separate layout for Arabic Script. A significant portion of Kamba speakers are also literate in Swahili, so we presume those who would need a computer keyboard would also use the Swahili Latin Keyboard.  
 
    
 
    
 
*  Microsoft Swift Mobile Keyboard Layout for Kamba (only available on mobile devices)
 
*  Microsoft Swift Mobile Keyboard Layout for Kamba (only available on mobile devices)

Revision as of 21:54, 9 February 2023

Kamba Keyboard Layout

Selected Keyboard Design

Rationale Our Keyboard Design is based on the QWERTY Latin Script Keyboard.

Existing Resources

From our research, there are no computer keyboard layouts for Kamba. Swahili, the "lingua franca" of southeastern Africa, uses the QWERTY layout for Latin script, and a separate layout for Arabic Script. A significant portion of Kamba speakers are also literate in Swahili, so we presume those who would need a computer keyboard would also use the Swahili Latin Keyboard.

  • Microsoft Swift Mobile Keyboard Layout for Kamba (only available on mobile devices)
  • Gboard Keyboard Layout for Kamba (only available on Android mobile devices)