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Mising Keyboard

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Keyman Keyboard Help
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This keyboard was specifically developed for the Mising community to provide a native digital voice. This layout replaces those generic English interfaces with a native-first design, allowing for natural, fluid communication in the Mising language without compromise. Technical Features MAK Orthography Support: Fully accommodates the standard Mising Agom Kébang (MAK) orthography (modified Roman script), ensuring all community standards are met. Linguistic Precision: Optimised for both everyday digital use and rigorous linguistic documentation. Data Integrity: Specifically engineered to prevent character fragmentation, ensuring clean data entry for building professional pronunciation dictionaries and annotating acoustic data. Intuitive Design: Built upon a familiar QWERTY foundation to maintain an easy learning curve for all users.

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Part 1 — Desktop / Laptop Keyboard
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This keyboard uses a standard QWERTY base. All Roman letters remain in their +normal positions. Four QWERTY keys not used in Mising Agom Kébang (MAK) +orthography — Q, X, V, C — are reassigned to frequently +occurring Mising phonemes. The original Latin letters +q, x, v, c remain accessible via the AltGr (Right Alt) +recovery layer.

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Long vowels are entered with a dead key: press +Semicolon (;) to activate length mode, then press the vowel. +The semicolon itself is recovered via AltGr+;.

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1.1   Consonants

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Standard MAK consonants are typed directly — no modifier required.

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OutputKeyDescription
p / Pp  /  Shift+PBilabial plosive (voiceless)
b / Bb  /  Shift+BBilabial plosive (voiced)
t / Tt  /  Shift+TAlveolar plosive (voiceless)
d / Dd  /  Shift+DAlveolar plosive (voiced)
k / Kk  /  Shift+KVelar plosive (voiceless)
g / Gg  /  Shift+GVelar plosive (voiced)
s / Ss  /  Shift+SAlveolar fricative (voiceless)
j / Jj  /  Shift+JPalatal affricate / approximant
m / Mm  /  Shift+MBilabial nasal
n / Nn  /  Shift+NAlveolar nasal
r / Rr  /  Shift+RAlveolar trill / flap
l / Ll  /  Shift+LAlveolar lateral approximant
y / Yy  /  Shift+YPalatal approximant
w / Ww  /  Shift+WLabio-velar approximant
h / Hh  /  Shift+HGlottal fricative
f / Ff  /  Shift+FLabiodental fricative (loanwords)
z / Zz  /  Shift+ZAlveolar fricative voiced (loanwords)
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1.2   Digraph Consonants — Reassigned Keys (Q & X)

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Two MAK digraph consonants are produced with a single keystroke.

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OutputKeyPhonetic value
ngqVelar nasal /ŋ/ — assigned to Q
NgShift+QCapitalised velar nasal
nyxPalatal nasal /ɲ/ — assigned to X
NyShift+XCapitalised palatal nasal
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1.3   Short Vowels

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Standard MAK vowels on natural QWERTY keys. Two Mising central vowels on V and C.

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OutputKeyIPA / Description
a / Aa  /  Shift+A/a/ — open front unrounded
e / Ee  /  Shift+E/e/ — close-mid front unrounded
i / Ii  /  Shift+I/i/ — close front unrounded
o / Oo  /  Shift+O/o/ — close-mid back rounded
u / Uu  /  Shift+U/u/ — close back rounded
é / Év  /  Shift+V/ɜ/ — mid central vowel — assigned to V
í / Íc  /  Shift+C/ɨ/ — close central unrounded — assigned to C
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1.4   Long Vowels

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Press Semicolon (;) first, then the vowel key. For uppercase long vowels, +press Semicolon, then Shift+vowel.

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OutputKeystroke sequenceNotes
a:; → aLong /a:/
e:; → eLong /e:/
i:; → iLong /i:/
o:; → oLong /o:/
u:; → uLong /u:/
é:; → vLong central /ɜ:/
í:; → cLong central /ɨ:/
A:; → Shift+ALong /a:/ uppercase
E:; → Shift+ELong /e:/ uppercase
I:; → Shift+ILong /i:/ uppercase
O:; → Shift+OLong /o:/ uppercase
U:; → Shift+ULong /u:/ uppercase
É:; → Shift+VLong /ɜ:/ uppercase
Í:; → Shift+CLong /ɨ:/ uppercase
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1.5   AltGr Recovery Layer

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Hold Right Alt (AltGr) to recover the original Latin letters and semicolon/colon.

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OutputKeystrokePurpose
q / QAltGr+Q  /  AltGr+Shift+QLatin q (loanwords, linguistic notation)
x / XAltGr+X  /  AltGr+Shift+XLatin x
v / VAltGr+V  /  AltGr+Shift+VLatin v
c / CAltGr+C  /  AltGr+Shift+CLatin c
;AltGr+;Semicolon (standard punctuation)
:AltGr+Shift+;Colon (not a length marker)
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1.6   Apostrophe / Glottal Stop Marker

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OutputKeyDescription
’' (apostrophe key)Smart right single quotation mark (U+2019) — used as glottal stop marker in MAK transcription
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1.7   Number Row and Standard Punctuation

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All digits and punctuation follow the standard QWERTY layout without modification.

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OutputKeyDescription
1 – 01 – 0Digits
! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )Shift + 1–0Standard shift-row symbols
-  /  _-  /  Shift+-Hyphen / underscore
=  /  +=  /  Shift+=Equals / plus
[ {   ] }[ / Shift+[     ] / Shift+]Brackets / braces
\  /  |\  /  Shift+\Backslash / pipe
,  /  <,  /  Shift+,Comma / less-than
.  /  >.  /  Shift+.Full stop / greater-than
/  /  ?/  /  Shift+/Forward slash / question mark
`  /  ~`  /  Shift+`Grave accent / tilde
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Part 2 — Phone / Touch Keyboard
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The Mising touch keyboard has four layers: Default (lowercase), +Shift (uppercase), Caps (caps lock), and +Numeric. Long vowels are accessed by holding (long-pressing) +the vowel key to reveal a subkey popup. The period key also carries a subkey strip for +common punctuation.

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● A small dot on a key in the diagrams below indicates that a +long-press subkey is available.

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2.1   Default Layer (Lowercase)

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This is the layer shown when the keyboard first opens.

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ng
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w
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e●
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r
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t
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y
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u●
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i●
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o●
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p
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a●
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s
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d
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f
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g
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h
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j
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k
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l
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⇧ Shift
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z
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ny
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í●
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é●
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b
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n
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m
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.●
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⌫ BkSp
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123
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☰ Menu
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Space
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↵ Enter
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2.2   Shift Layer (Uppercase)

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Active after one tap of ⇧ Shift. Tap ⇧ Shift again to enter Caps lock.

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Ng
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W
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E●
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R
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T
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Y
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U●
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I●
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O●
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P
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A●
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S
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D
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F
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G
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H
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J
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K
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L
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⇧ Shift
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Z
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Ny
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Í●
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É●
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B
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N
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M
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.
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⌫ BkSp
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123
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☰ Menu
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Space
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↵ Enter
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2.3   Numeric Layer

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Activated by tapping 123. Tap abc to return to the Default layer.

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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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0
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$
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@
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#
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%
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&
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_
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=
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|
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\
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[●
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(
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]●
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-
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*
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/
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⌫ BkSp
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abc
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☰ Menu
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Space
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↵ Enter
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2.4   Long-Vowel Subkeys (Hold / Long-Press)

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On the Default layer, hold any vowel key to reveal its long form. On the Shift layer, +the same applies for uppercase long vowels.

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KeyTap → outputHold → subkeyIPA (short / long)
eee:/e/ — /e:/
uuu:/u/ — /u:/
iii:/i/ — /i:/
ooo:/o/ — /o:/
aaa:/a/ — /a:/
í  (C key)íí:/ɨ/ — /ɨ:/
é  (V key)éé:/ɜ/ — /ɜ:/
E (Shift)EE:/e:/ uppercase
U (Shift)UU:/u:/ uppercase
I (Shift)II:/i:/ uppercase
O (Shift)OO:/o:/ uppercase
A (Shift)AA:/a:/ uppercase
Í (Shift)ÍÍ:/ɨ:/ uppercase
É (Shift)ÉÉ:/ɜ:/ uppercase
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2.5   Period Key Subkeys (Hold / Long-Press)

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Hold the period key (.) on the Default or Shift layer to access these characters.

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Subkey outputCharacter nameNotes
,CommaStandard comma
!Exclamation markUses Shift layer
?Question markUses Shift layer
’ApostropheSmart right single quote / glottal stop marker (U+2019)
"Double quoteUses Shift layer
\Backslash
:ColonUses Shift layer
;Semicolon
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2.6   Bracket Key Subkeys (Numeric Layer)

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Hold [ or ] on the Numeric layer for additional bracket characters.

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Hold keySubkeys available
[«    <    {
]»    >    }
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2.7   Layer Navigation Summary

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ActionResultNotes
Tap ⇧ Shift (on Default)Switch to Shift layerOne more tap of Shift enters Caps lock
Tap ⇧ Shift (on Shift)Switch to Caps layerAll letters uppercase; long vowels unavailable in Caps
Tap ⇧ Shift (on Caps)Return to Default layer
Tap 123Switch to Numeric layerAvailable from all letter layers
Tap abc (on Numeric)Return to Default layer
Tap ☰ MenuOpen Keyman menuLanguage switch, keyboard settings
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+ Mising (Latin) Keyboard  •  + Developed by Vivian Pegu  •  + Copyright © Vivian Pegu  •  + Optimised for MAK (Mising Agom Kébang) orthography +
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