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Yoruba

Windows

Keyboard prepared with Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator (http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/msklc.mspx). See attached for downloadable installer.

Ubuntu Linux

There is no support for Nigerian language input methods in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) or older versions. These instructions are a workaround. Try it if you are confident of your ability to recover your system if you accidentally wreck it.

How to Install Keyboard

  1. BACKUP /etc/X11/xkb/rules/base.xml AND /etc/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst
  2. Download the keyboard layout map file from below if you haven't done so already.
  3. Acquire root priviledges. # su
  4. Copy the layout file to where it's expected to be. # cp ng /etc/X11/xkb/symbols
  5. Edit /etc/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst with your favourite text editor and insert the following line to the layout section

Yoruba Alphabet

Yoruba Alphabet
Sort order is left to right, top to bottom
AlphabetaAbBdDeE
Unicode Code PointU+0061U+0041U+0062U+0042U+0064U+0044U+0065U+0045U+1EB9U+1EB8
AlphabetfFgGhHiIjJ
Unicode Code PointU+0066U+0046U+0067U+0047U+0068U+0048U+0069U+0049U+006AU+004A
AlphabetkKlLmMnNoO
Unicode Code PointU+006BU+004BU+006CU+004CU+006DU+004DU+006EU+004EU+006FU+004F
AlphabetpPrRsS
Unicode Code PointU+1ECDU+1ECCU+0070U+0050U+0072U+0052U+0073U+0053U+1E63U+1E62
AlphabettTuUwWyY
Unicode Code PointU+0074U+0054U+0075U+0055U+0077U+0057U+0079U+0059

Igbo Alphabet

Igbo Alphabet
Sort order is left to right, top to bottom
Alphabet aAbBcCdDeE
Unicode Code PointU+0061U+0041U+0062U+0042U+0063U+0043U+0064U+0044U+0065U+0045
Alphabet fFgGhHiI
Unicode Code PointU+0066U+0046U+0067U+0047U+0068U+0048U+0069U+0049U+1ECBU+1ECA
AlphabetjJkKlLmMnN
Unicode Code PointU+006AU+004AU+006BU+004BU+006CU+004CU+006DU+004DU+006EU+004E
AlphabetoOpPrR
Unicode Code PointU+1E45U+1E44U+006FU+004FU+1ECDU+1ECCU+0070U+0050U+0072U+0052
AlphabetsStTuUvV
Unicode Code PointU+0073U+0053U+0074U+0054U+0075U+0055U+1EE5U+1EE4U+0076U+0056
AlphabetwWyYzZ
Unicode Code PointU+0077U+0057U+0079U+0059U+007AU+005A

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