Walloon/Keyboard

Existing Resources

List any any keyboard layouts that already exist for your language. Check all operating systems you can think of and have access to—GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS on computers you might have access to, and Android or iOS on a phone or tablet—whatever you have access to or comes up in a web search. You don't have to test everything you find (especially if you don't have access to a device with the relevant OS), but do list everything you find. 

Could not find any existing layouts on operating systems (IOS, macOS, etc.). However, there is a resource available online detailing a Colemak keyboard layout for Walloon.

Developed Resources

Rifondou walon keyboard

Started fresh using a French AZERTY base (due to regional proximity, Walloon speakers' familiarity with French, and the general similarity of the two languages). Implemented specifically for the Rifondou walon orthography.

~
²

1
&

2
é

3
"

4
'

5
(

6
-

7
è

8
_

9
ç

0
à

°
)

+

       

A
a

Z
z

E
e

R
r

T
t

Y
y

U
u

I
i

O
o

P
p

¨
^

£
$

        

Q
q

S
s

D
d

F
f

G
g

H
h

J
j

K
k

L
l

M
m

%
ù

µ
*

           

>
<

W
w

X
x

C
c

V
v

B
b

N
n

?
,

.
;

/
:

§
!

Alt + 9 THEN q (on QWERTY physical keyboard) -> å

Alt + 9 THEN Shift + q (on QWERTY physical keyboard) -> Å

Justification

Decided *not* to use the Colemak keyboard, as it implements QWERTY layout, which would be inconvenient for Walloon speakers.

Again, decided instead to use the French AZERTY base input method due to practicality and the fact that most Walloon speakers would be familiar with the layout. Using AZERTY also allows for compatibility with all existing french dead keys, diacritics which French and Wallon share.

The major change made to the AZERTY base was an addition of a a ring dead key Å/å.

Licence

MIT License

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