Turkish Braille (kabartma yazı) is the braille alphabet of the Turkish language.
| Turkish Braille | |
|---|---|
| Script type | alphabet
|
Print basis | Turkish alphabet |
| Languages | Turkish |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
|
Alphabet
editTurkish Braille follows international usage. The vowels with diacritics, ö and ü, have their French/German forms, whereas the consonants with diacritics, ç, ğ, and ş, have the forms of the nearest English approximations, ch, gh, and sh. Dotless i is derived by shifting down.[1][2][3]
 a |
 b |
 c |
 ç |
 d |
 e |
 f |
 g |
 ğ |
 h |
 ı |
 i |
 j |
 k |
 l |
 m |
 n |
 o |
 ö |
 p |
 r |
 s |
 ş |
 t |
 u |
 ü |
 v |
 y |
 z |
 |
The accent point, ⠈, is used for â, î, û. Point ⠠ is used for capitals.[3]
Punctuation
editPunctuation and arithmetical signs are as follows:[3]
 ◌̂ |
 ' |
 , |
 ; |
 : |
 .[4] |
 ! |
 ? |
 - |
(space) |
 ... ( ... ) |
... “ ... ” |
(quote dash) |
 (poetry) | ||||||
 * |
/ |
 + |
− |
= | |||||
⠜⠜ is perhaps related to ⠜ in Irish Braille, which marks a new line of verse.
For quotations, the dash — is used differently from inverted commas “...”, for example when transcribing short turns in dialog.
Extensions to other languages
editAzeri (Azerbaijani) Braille adds the letters x and q with their international forms ⠭ and ⠟. These letters are used in Azeri Braille, or in the case of Turkish Braille, in foreign words. w is only used for foreign words in both Turkish and Azeri Braille. Azeri Braille uses the accent mark ⠈ to derive print ə (formerly ä) from a.[5][unreliable source?]
 ə |
 x |
 q |
 w |
References
edit- ^ Beysehir Guidance and Research Centre
- ^ "KABARTMA YAZI BRAİLLE | SELİM ALTINOK ve KERİM ALTINOK". Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
- ^ a b c (two Turkish Braille charts)
- ^ And thus ⠲⠲⠲ for ellipsis
- ^ World Braille Usage, UNESCO, 2013