UK based Nigerian devises computer keyboard in local languages
A UNITED Kingdom based Nigerian, Adebunmi Adeniran, has developed a keyboard to support and enable writing in at least 12 Nigerian languages, with tones and correct hints to give the reader instant significance. The Computer Keyboard, known according to her, was imagined as a consequence of her passion to ensure that Nigerian local languages are learned with ease so as to stop the languages from going into extinction.
Adeniran stressed the innovation was a product of a long and exhaustive research, which came out of her love for languages «The notion for NAILANGS started from the urge to find a good functioning and stress free Yoruba computer keyboard to type in as utilizing the characters in 'insert' mode was like dwelling in the ice age!'.
»With NAILANGS keyboard, there isn't any need to change from one computer to another because once it's downloaded, one has the capacity to sort in English and it may be made a bilingual due to the essence of Nigerians who typically speak greater than a language. With all the crucial, one has the capacity to type the three official languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba and other six recognised languages which are Effic, Idoma, Hausa/Fulani, Tiv, among others."
According to her, one of the reasons for her selection of keys is the amount of people in a particular ethnic and their fire to speak their dialect «such language is Urhobo people, they are very passionate about writing their language, therefore I have incorporated their keys, though they mightn't be part of the so called recognise languages, because they like to make a move with their language.»
NAILANGS computer keyboard, which is virtual, is on all platforms like Google Playstore, iOS shop and Window (Desktop) for downloads.
Discontent was expressed by her at the rate where Nigerians use their dialect as a secondary language as opposed to primary language. According to her, «Coming back to Nigeria from the UK www.gameguruscripts.net in the past one month has been an eye opener, while the kids over there are itching to speak our languages, whether is Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba,I find it very distressing that I have come to Nigeria and the Children are not being thought our own language.»
Adeniran stressed the innovation was a product of a long and exhaustive research, which came out of her love for languages «The notion for NAILANGS started from the urge to find a good functioning and stress free Yoruba computer keyboard to type in as utilizing the characters in 'insert' mode was like dwelling in the ice age!'.»With NAILANGS keyboard, there isn't any need to change from one computer to another because once it's downloaded, one has the capacity to sort in English and it may be made a bilingual due to the essence of Nigerians who typically speak greater than a language. With all the crucial, one has the capacity to type the three official languages, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba and other six recognised languages which are Effic, Idoma, Hausa/Fulani, Tiv, among others."
According to her, one of the reasons for her selection of keys is the amount of people in a particular ethnic and their fire to speak their dialect «such language is Urhobo people, they are very passionate about writing their language, therefore I have incorporated their keys, though they mightn't be part of the so called recognise languages, because they like to make a move with their language.»
NAILANGS computer keyboard, which is virtual, is on all platforms like Google Playstore, iOS shop and Window (Desktop) for downloads.
Discontent was expressed by her at the rate where Nigerians use their dialect as a secondary language as opposed to primary language. According to her, «Coming back to Nigeria from the UK www.gameguruscripts.net in the past one month has been an eye opener, while the kids over there are itching to speak our languages, whether is Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba,I find it very distressing that I have come to Nigeria and the Children are not being thought our own language.»