Macrons For Te Reo In Illinois
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Accented characters and shortcuts Example 1: To type the letter ó, hold down the Control key, then press the apostrophe key. Release both keys and type o. The accented letter should appear. Example 2: To type the letter Ó, hold down the Control key, then press the apostrophe key.
Type Maori macrons - online keyboard. Press Alt with the appropriate letter. For example, to type ā (a with macron), press Alt + A ; to type ō (o with macron), press Alt + O . Stop the mouse over each button to learn its keyboard shortcut.
The Māori keyboard acts exactly the same, with one difference. You can press the ` key before you type a vowel to add a macron to it. The ` key is next to the 1 key at the top left of most keyboards. It's also the tilde (~) key, which might help you remember because it looks a bit like a macron.
The advice of Te Taura Whiri is to use macrons for all words except where the double vowels form part of a personal, family, hapū or iwi name and the 'owner' has a preference for that spelling. “Some older Māori are much more sparing in their use of macrons or do not use them at all.
A macron is a line above a vowel to indicate that it should be spoken as a long vowel: ā, ē, ī, ō, ū, Ā, Ē, Ī, Ō and Ū. The Māori word for macron is tohutō (or pōtae - hat). For more detailed information on its use, see Māori Orthographic Conventions.
Pressing the right Alt key (often marked AltGr ) before a vowel places a macron above it. Hold down the right Alt ( AltGr ) key. While still holding down on the right Alt key, press the a key on your keyboard. Release all keys. Now the next vowel you type in will have a macron placed above it.
Go to the Keyboard settings in System preferences. Select Input Sources then the plus button to add a new keyboard. Search for the Māori keyboard by scrolling down or using the search box, select it then select Add. Make sure you have the Show Input menu in menu bar ticked.
The importance of tohutō (macrons) in reo Māori A macron is a line that appears over Māori vowels, such as a, e, i, o, u. Why is it really important? It means that you can lengthen the vowel sound. The other reason is you can change the meaning of the word entirely.
Typing a macron on a computer To type a macron with the Māori keyboard, press the tilde key (~) then type a vowel. This works for both Windows and Mac computers. For Mac users, you can also hold down the Alt/Option key and type the vowel.
For example, to get an ā: Switch your keyboard to US Extended. Type ⌥a+a (i.e. press and hold the option key, press a while still holding the option key) release the option key and the a key, then type a again.
