Georgian Braille
Braille system for the Georgian language
Georgian Braille | |
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Script type | Alphabet |
Print basis | Georgian alphabet |
Languages | Georgian |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
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Georgian Braille is a braille alphabet used for writing the Georgian language. The assignments of the Georgian alphabet to braille patterns is largely consistent with unified international braille.[1]
Alphabet
![]() ⠁ ა a | ![]() ⠃ ბ b | ![]() ⠛ გ g | ![]() ⠙ დ d | ![]() ⠑ ე e | ![]() ⠺ ვ v | ![]() ⠵ ზ z | ![]() ⠋ თ t’ | ![]() ⠊ ი i | ![]() ⠅ კ k | ![]() ⠇ ლ l |
![]() ⠍ მ m | ![]() ⠝ ნ n | ![]() ⠕ ო o | ![]() ⠏ პ p | ![]() ⠚ ჟ zh | ![]() ⠗ რ r | ![]() ⠎ ს s | ![]() ⠞ ტ t | ![]() ⠥ უ u | ![]() ⠧ ფ p’ | ![]() ⠻ ქ k’ |
![]() ⠫ ღ gh | ![]() ⠮ ყ q | ![]() ⠱ შ sh | ![]() ⠟ ჩ ch’ | ![]() ⠉ ც ts’ | ![]() ⠽ ძ dz | ![]() ⠹ წ ts | ![]() ⠭ ჭ ch | ![]() ⠓ ხ kh | ![]() ⠪ ჯ dj | ![]() ⠯ ჰ h |
The basic braille range mostly conforms with international norms, with the exception of sounds which do not occur in Georgian, such as ⠋ *f (reassigned in Georgian to თ t’), and ⠟ *q, which is used for ჩ ch’ rather than ყ q. The assignment of ⠟ to ჩ ch’ is reminiscent of Russian Braille, as is one or two other letters (⠱ for შ sh is widespread in Eastern Europe), but most of the extended-letter assignments are unique to Georgian.
Punctuation
, | . | ? | ! | ; | : | ჻ [*] | „ ... “ | ( ... ) | |
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^* ჻ is an old word divider, no longer in use.[2]
References
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- Braille Institute of America
- Braille Without Borders
- Japan Braille Library
- National Braille Association
- Blindness organizations
- Schools for the blind
- American Printing House for the Blind