Hungarian Braille
Hungarian Braille | |
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Script type | alphabet |
Print basis | Hungarian alphabet |
Languages | Hungarian |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
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Hungarian language |
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Hungarian and English |
The braille alphabet used to write Hungarian is based on the international norm for the 27 basic letters of the Latin script. However, the letters for q and z have been replaced, to increase the symmetry of the accented letters of the Hungarian alphabet, which are largely innovative to Hungarian braille.[1][2]
Alphabet
[edit]The Hungarian alphabet is:
- A Á B C Cs D Dz Dzs E É F G Gy H I Í J K L Ly M N Ny O Ó Ö Ő P (Q) R S Sz T Ty U Ú Ü Ű V (W) (X) (Y) Z Zs
The letters that conform to traditional braille are:
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h |
i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p |
r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y |
The accented vowel letters are derived from their base letters through stretching or reflection as follows. The traditional letter for q (which is not part of the basic Hungarian alphabet) has been reassigned to ö, and an unused pattern has been assigned to ü:
a | e | i | o | ö | u | ü | q | |
ä | á | é | í | ó | ő | ú | ű |
This creates the following symmetrical pattern for the umlauted vowels:
ö | ő |
ü | ű |
(Ä is not part of the basic Hungarian alphabet.)
The consonant digraphs are derived from their base letters as follows. The traditional letter for z has been replaced, and is used for a parenthesis. As with the accented vowels, the majority of digraphs are created through reflection:
c | g | l | n | t | s | z |
cs | gy | ly | ny | ty | sz | zs |
ccs | ggy | lly | nny | tty | ssz | zzs |
This creates the following pattern among the sibilants:
s | sz |
z | zs |
Punctuation
[edit]Unlike English or French Braille, Hungarian Braille has separate opening and closing symbols for both parentheses and quotation marks.
, | . | ; | : | - | ' | ? | ! | ... „ ... ” | ... ( ... ) | / |
Mathematics and computer notation
[edit]Roman Numerals
[edit]the roman numerals use the capital letters of i, v, x, l, c, m
I | II | III | IV | V |
VI | VII | VIII | IX | X |
XI | XX | XXI | XXX | XXXI |
XL | XLI | L | LI | LX |
LXI | C | CI | M | MI |
Formatting
[edit] (num.) | (caps) |
References
[edit]- ^ Magyar Vakok és Gyengénlátók Országos Szövetsége. See chart here.
- ^ Samrita Trust Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine ([1] Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine)