Meitei input methods


Meitei input methods are the methods that allow users of computers to input texts in the Meitei script, systematically for Meitei language.

Unicode

The Unicode charts of Meetei Mayek script are found in the following PDFs:
  • https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/UABC0.pdf
  • https://unicode.org/charts/PDF/UAAE0.pdf
The total number of characters in the Meitei Mayek script are:
  • 56 standard characters
  • 23 extension characters
  • 56 standard characters:
  • * 27 mapi characters
  • * 8 lonsum characters
  • * 8 cheinap characters
  • * 3 khudam characters
  • * 10 cheising characters

    Gboard

The Meitei Mayek Gboard has most of the Unicode characters for the script but it still has some issues. Some characters including , , and are missing. Standard and historical characters are mixed up.

Apple iOS 13

The Apple iOS 13 keyboard system supports the Manipuri language in both Meetei Mayek as well as Bengali script. Apple users can go to Settings> General>Keyboards>Keyboards> and then tap on Add New Keyboard.

Google Translate

Google Translate supports the phonetic keyboard to type the characters of the Meitei script.

Linux

The Linux software system can render the Meitei Mayek keyboard. To install it, the font file should be copied to fonts:/// in the File Manager of the user.

Macintosh operating systems

Mac OS can render the Meitei Mayek keyboard, in various forms.
It can be installed under Mac OS X as follows : font file >> /Library/Fonts,
or >> /Users/Your_username/Library/Fonts.
If the Font Book is present in the user's OS, then: double-click on a font file >> a preview pops with an "Install font" button.
It can also be installed under Mac OS 9 or less as follows: the fonts suitcases should be dragged into the System folder and should be added to the Fonts folder

Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard

In the year 2015, the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard supported Meitei, during its addition of 9 new Indian languages to the software system.

Windows

The Manipuri Keyboard or Meitei Mayek Keyboard on the Windows was developed by Nongthonbam Tonthoi. Its version is 1.6.0. It can be installed on the Windows by using Android App Players like BlueStacks, Nox, KOPlayer, etc.
It can be installed under the Windows Vista as follows :
Select the font file >> Right-click >> Install.
It can also be installed under any version of Windows as follows :
Place the font file into the Fonts folder, usually C:\Windows\Fonts or C:\WINNT\Fonts
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