1 ;; iu-phonetic.mim -- Phonetic input method for Inuktitut
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26 ;;; Input method for Inuktitut
29 (input-method iu phonetic)
32 "Phonetic input method for Inuktitut syllabry
39 ("-" "") ;; adding dead dash to break symbols input when needed.
46 ((A-h) 0x1426) ;; an "empty" ending can be put in with alt-h. It is rarely used in writing this days.
120 ;; The cluster /jj/ is tyically written ᑦᔭ. No oficial ligature, but useful nontheless.
169 ;; The IPA [ɬ]-sound series, often written as ł or & in transliteration
179 ;; The h-series is very rare, probably not used any more. Included for completeness' sake.
180 ;; It is recommended to use the s-series instead.
189 ("H" 0x157c) ;; Unicode has a special character for Nunavut version of Latin capital H to be used with syllabics in loanwords
191 ;; The Cree th-series can be occasionally borrowed to represent the IPA [ɉ]-sound (sometimes written as r*)
192 ;; in Natsilingmiutut and maybe some other dialects of Inuktitut.
203 ;; "Classic" /ai/-row symbols, abandoned in 1970-s and recently reinstated in Nunavik (but not in Nunavut).
204 ;; If you don't wish to use them, comment the following lines out.
205 ;; Tha long /aai/-row is extremely rare, probably not used anymore. Maybe can be useful for historical purposes.