Clavier Mbèlimè

Keyboard for writing the Mblim language of the Republic of Benin.

Instructions for the Mbèlimè Keyboard:

There are two possibilities to mark tones and nasalization:

1. Press the vowel or nasal consonant, then the tone.
When it is a nasal vowel, press the vowel, then the tilde, and finally the tone. Always choose the tilde before the tone.

[e] + [◌́] = é
[ɛ] + [◌̰] = ɛ̰
[I] + [◌̰] + [◌̀] = Ḭ̀
[m] + [◌́] = ḿ

1. Long press the vowel or nasal consonant so that the list of possibilities appears. Choose the desired letter.

[[e]] = é è ê ë
[[ɛ]] = ɛ́ ɛ̀ ɛ̰ ɛ̰́ ɛ̰̀
[[I]] = Í Ì Ḭ Ḭ́ Ḭ̀ Î Ï
[[m]] = ḿ m̀

French letters that are not part of the mbèlimè alphabet are accessible by long pressing on the following keys:

[[s]] = z j
[[k]] = g q x
[[w]] = v
[[c]] = ç ©

Other letters and symbols are available on the keys that have a dot in the upper right corner. Access by long press:

[[h]] = #
[[p]] = π
[[! ]] =? '"
[[,]] =; (/
[[. ]] =:)
[[@]] = # - _