/m17n-yi-phonetic

Yiddish input method for English keyboards

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yi-phonetic

IBus m17n phonetic Yiddish layout for English keyboards. The layout targets all Yiddish orthographies, including Hareidish, Klal Takones and YIVO, as well as Hebrew with or without niqqud.

Layout

Q W E R T Y U I O P
ק װ ע ר ת א ו ײ אָ פּ
כּ ױ ֶ ֿ תּ ְ וּ ײַ ָ פֿ
A S D F G H J K L
אַ ש ד פ ג ה י כ ל
ַ שׁ ּ ף ג ח יִ ך ֫
Z X C V B N M
ז ס צ ט ב נ מ
שׂ ץ ֻ בֿ ן ם
Y+E Y+O Y+A O+O E+E L+L J+J
ֱ ֳ ֲ ֹ ֵ ֽ ִ
` `` - --
׳ ״ ־ -

Installation

Ubuntu 16.04

  • Install ibus and m17n with apt-get install ibus-m17n
  • Copy yi-phonetic.mim to /usr/share/m17n
  • Restart ibus with ibus restart
  • Go to Text Entry Settings and add Yiddish (phonetic (m17n)) (IBus)