Lithuanian Braille

Lithuanian Braille
Type
alphabet
Languages Lithuanian
Parent systems
Braille
  • Lithuanian Braille
Print basis
Lithuanian alphabet

Lithuanian Braille is the braille alphabet of the Lithuanian language.

Alphabet

The alphabet is as follows:

⠀ (braille pattern blank)
 
⠁ (braille pattern dots-1)
a
⠡ (braille pattern dots-16)
ą
⠃ (braille pattern dots-12)
b
⠉ (braille pattern dots-14)
c
⠩ (braille pattern dots-146)
č
⠙ (braille pattern dots-145)
d
⠑ (braille pattern dots-15)
e
⠱ (braille pattern dots-156)
ę
⠜ (braille pattern dots-345)
ė
⠋ (braille pattern dots-124)
f
⠛ (braille pattern dots-1245)
g
⠓ (braille pattern dots-125)
h
⠊ (braille pattern dots-24)
i
⠪ (braille pattern dots-246)
į
⠚ (braille pattern dots-245)
j
⠅ (braille pattern dots-13)
k
⠇ (braille pattern dots-123)
l
⠍ (braille pattern dots-134)
m
⠝ (braille pattern dots-1345)
n
⠕ (braille pattern dots-135)
o
⠏ (braille pattern dots-1234)
p
⠟ (braille pattern dots-12345)
q
⠗ (braille pattern dots-1235)
r
⠎ (braille pattern dots-234)
s
⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346)
š
⠞ (braille pattern dots-2345)
t
⠥ (braille pattern dots-136)
u
⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256)
ū
⠬ (braille pattern dots-346)
ų
⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236)
v
⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456)
w
⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346)
x
⠽ (braille pattern dots-13456)
y
⠵ (braille pattern dots-1356)
z
⠣ (braille pattern dots-126)
ž

Most of the print letters with accents are derived in Lithuanian braille by adding a dot 6 to the base letter, and those which already have a dot 6 through inversion (cf. Czech Braille, Esperanto Braille). Ū uses the international convention for a second u. Ž is unusual, but perhaps forms a set with s, š, z (cf. Hungarian Braille).

Derivation of extended letters
⠁ (braille pattern dots-1)
a
⠉ (braille pattern dots-14)
c
⠑ (braille pattern dots-15)
e
⠊ (braille pattern dots-24)
i
⠥ (braille pattern dots-136)
u
⠎ (braille pattern dots-234)
s
⠵ (braille pattern dots-1356)
z
⠡ (braille pattern dots-16)
ą
⠩ (braille pattern dots-146)
č
⠱ (braille pattern dots-156)
ę
⠜ (braille pattern dots-345)
ė
⠪ (braille pattern dots-246)
į
⠬ (braille pattern dots-346)
ų
⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256)
ū
⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346)
š
⠣ (braille pattern dots-126)
ž

Several of these conventions are used in Polish Braille.

Punctuation

Print , .[1] ? ! ; : - * / „ ... ” ( ... )
Braille ⠂ (braille pattern dots-2) ⠲ (braille pattern dots-256) ⠢ (braille pattern dots-26) ⠖ (braille pattern dots-235) ⠆ (braille pattern dots-23) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠤ (braille pattern dots-36) ⠔ (braille pattern dots-35) ⠌ (braille pattern dots-34) ⠦ (braille pattern dots-236)⠀ (braille pattern blank)⠴ (braille pattern dots-356) ⠶ (braille pattern dots-2356)⠀ (braille pattern blank)⠶ (braille pattern dots-2356)

Source: [2]

Formatting

⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456) ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46)
(digit) (caps)

References

  1. And thus for ellipsis
  2. World Braille Usage, UNESCO, 2013
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