Help:Typing Twi
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Twi Special-Characters[sesamu]
In the Twi - Language there are 2 Special-Characters , you need for writing some Twi-words
one special vowel is written Ɛ ɛ
example: Anansε
one special vocal kou is written Ɔ ɔ
example: Nkכkככ , normaly written in english : Nkawkaw
If you need one of these special Twi-characters, you can do it by COPY it from this page and by PASTE it in your Twi-word
For COPY or PASTE use your right mouse-button while pointing to the character.
Typing on smartphones and tablets: Gboard[sesamu]
1 | Install the Gboard app from the play store or the app store. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
2 | Go to your phone settings, usually using the "gear" icon ⚙. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
3 | Go to "General management" > "Language and input" > On-screen keyboard. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
4 | Tap "Manage keyboards". | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
5 | Enable "Gboard". (Disable all the other keyboards if you don't need them.) | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
6 | Long-tap the comma (,) and tap on the gear icon ⚙. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
7 | Tap "Languages" | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
8 | Select Twi. If you cannot find Twi in the list, try to find Akan, which has the same letters. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
Typing on smartphones and tablets: African Keyboard[sesamu]
1 | Install the "African keyboard" app. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
2 | Go to your phone settings, usually using the "gear" icon ⚙. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
3 | Go to "General management" > "Language and input" > On-screen keyboard. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
4 | Tap "Manage keyboards". | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
5 | Enable "African Keyboard". | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
6 | Go back to the phone's home screen. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
7 | Open the full apps list and open the African Keyboard app. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
8 | Tap the button with three dots from top to bottom ⋮ and tap "Settings". | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
9 | Tap "Character Set". Select "South Sudan". You are ready! Now you can type all the TWI letters anywhere in your phone: Internet, WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, and everywhere else. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
10 | When you are typing, switch to African keyboard using a globe icon (🌐) or slide the Space bar to the right, until the keyboard changes to African keyboard. | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
Typing on Windows and Mac computers with Keyman[sesamu]
1 | Go to the Tavultesoft Keyman Ghana keyboard download page | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
2 | Follow the instructions on the screen to install | [PLEASE TRANSLATE THIS SECTION INTO TWI] |
Keyman's Akan Keyboard[sesamu]
On Keyman's Akan Keyboard;
To type this letter... | Press this keyboard key: |
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Ɔ | C |
Ɛ | J |
Using Wikipedia's built-in keyboard[sesamu]
See Help:Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector/Input methods/ak-qx.