Kamba/Keyboard

Kamba Keyboard Layout

Selected Keyboard Design

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9

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q

 

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w

E
e

R
r

T
t

Y
y

U
u

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i

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o

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p

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A
a

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s

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d

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f

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g

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h

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j

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k

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l

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z

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x

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v

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b

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n

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m

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Rationale

Our Keyboard Design is based on the QWERTY Latin Script Keyboard. We chose this layout because [TO DO] - following Swahili keyboard - allows English typing - modified to include dead key for (i, u) .. chose dead key rather than compose/algr they're super frequent and it's the least possible amt of keystrokes - also is broadly related to Kikuyu, a language spoken by the largest ethnic group in Kenya - added (:) to accomodate Gusii language

MIT License - Copyright (c) 2023 Aaliyah Bullen, Keira Dandy, and Jadyn Elliot

Installation [TO DO]

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)
  • Contains all characters needed for Kamba and English, but also contains many other characters irrelevant to most Kamba speakers.

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

• Swahili Latin Script Keyboard

• Swahili Arabic Script Keyboard