Frequently Asked Questions

Typing in the Native Language

Step-by-step walkthough for setting up your computer to type in your language

Fonts

Installing fonts
The fonts on my screen look choppy.
Why aren’t the accents appearing in the right places?
I’m seeing Empty Boxes instead of my language!

Keyboards

Where do I download keyboards?
Windows Keyboard Installation Checklist for those having trouble with the install process

Links to installation instructions can be found on the keyboard download pages themselves.

Custom keyboards for those languages which do not already appear on Languagegeek.

Encoding

Instead of the Native langauge, all I see is “VÌ or empty boxes.
What is Unicode, ASCII, ANSI?
Can my computer/operating system handle Unicode?
How does my computer handle accented characters ą and digraphs kʷ ?

Orthography and encoding

Unicode and syllabics
Unicode and Roman orthography
Unicode and Cherokee

Language and Linguistics

Native Language Translations
Phonetic Terminology
Conventions (What the brackets mean)
How we talk in my neighbourhood
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