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Why do you need to install a special keyboard and font?
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Many First Nations languages require a number of Indigenous language writing systems use characters that are not available on the standard English keyboard. To type these characters, you must install:
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If you are installing the FirstVoices keyboard for your language on mobile devices, such as a phone or tablet, you can download the FirstVoices Keyboards app on for iPhone/iPad or Android. Search for "FirstVoices" in the App Store for iPhone/iPad or in the Google Play Store for Android.
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If your iPhone/iPad uses iOS 16+, a bug may prevent the keyboard from showing up properly. In order to make the keyboard display correctly, go to your device settings: Settings > General > Keyboards > FirstVoices Make sure you have checked “Allow Full Access”. Remember, the FirstVoices keyboard app does not track, store, record, or transmit anything you type and is safe to use. |
On a computer
Installing the FirstVoices keyboard for your language on a computer will be done through a keyboard software called Keyman. Go to https://keyman.com and follow along with the instructions in the following videos. If you are not sure what language keyboard you are looking for, check the list of FirstVoices keyboards search instructions at the bottom of this page.
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Finding your language keyboard
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If you are interested in To download the keyboard for a particular FirstVoices language site, you can follow these steps:
Visit the FirstVoices Explore Languages page.
Find the language site you are interested, and click on it.
In the top menu, click “Resources > Keyboards”.
Look for information about the available keyboard.
If you do not find a keyboard linked there, you can go directly to Keyman.com and search for the name of your language, or check our list of available keyboards here:
Click here to find and search all available FirstVoices keyboards.
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