Lushootseed Unicode Keyboard 1.1

Overview

Design

This Keyman keyboard is designed for Lushootseed, a language of the Pacific Northwest spoken in Washington state.

The arrangement of Lushootseed letters on this keyboard closely follow the arrangement of keys in a standard English QWERTY keyboard.

On Screen Keyboard

This keyboard includes an On Screen Keyboard view for easy reference. The On Screen Keyboard works best when associated with a QWERTY US layout.

Fonts

This is a Unicode keyboard and works with any Unicode font which has support for Lushootseed characters. Common fonts which work with Lushootseed are:

This keyboard also includes the following fonts which work well with Lushootseed:

Keyboard Layout

Lushootseed Unicode: Unshifted

`
©
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
0
0
-
-
=
=
Backspace

Tab
q
q
w
w
e
ə
r
š
t
t
y
y
u
u
i
i
o
ʷ
p
p
[
[
]
]
\
\

Caps Lock
a
a
s
s
d
d
f
ʔ
g
g
h
h
j
ǰ
k
k
l
l
;
ɬ
'
'
Enter

Shift
\
z
x
x
c
c
v
č
b
b
n
n
m
m
,
,
.
.
/
/
Shift

Ctrl
 
Alt
Alt
 
Ctrl

Lushootseed Unicode: Shifted

~
©
!
!
@
@
#
#
$
$
%
%
^
^
&
&
*
*
(
(
)
)
_
_
+
+
Backspace

Tab
Q
W
E
q̓ʷ
R
T
Y
U
I
O
P
{
{
}
}
¦
¦

Caps Lock
A
S
D
dᶻ
F
G
H
J
k̓ʷ
K
L
:
ƛ̕
"
"
Enter

Shift
Z
x̌ʷ
X
C
V
č̓
B
N
M
<
<
>
>
?
?
Shift

Ctrl
 
Alt
Alt
 
Ctrl

Keyboard Details

You can find most keys on the Lushootseed keyboard by thinking of a similar letter in English.

Example: type saCeb to get sac̓əb.

Example: type suPqs to get sup̓qs.

You can find letters with ʷ and ʼ by using Shift:

Example: type XVi;qs to get xʷč̓iɬqs.

Example: type :uZ:uZ to get ƛ̕ux̌ʷƛ̕ux̌ʷ .

Type Backspace to delete any letter.

Example: type G gives . Typing G+Backspace removes the entire letter.

Example: type E gives q̓ʷ. Typing E+Backspace removes the entire letter.

Contact

Tulalip Lushootseed Department
6406 Marine Drive
Tulalip, WA 98271

David Sienko

360-716-4505

dsienko@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
www.TulalipLushootseed.com