Hungarian Braille
Hungarian Braille | |
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Script type | alphabet
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Print basis | Hungarian alphabet |
Languages | Hungarian |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
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Hungarian language |
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Grammar |
History |
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Other features |
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Hungarian and English |
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The braille alphabet used to write Hungarian is based on the international norm for the 26 basic letters of the Latin script. However, the letters for q and z have been replaced, to increase the symmetry of the accented letters of the Hungarian alphabet, which are largely innovative to Hungarian braille.[1][2]
Alphabet[]
The Hungarian alphabet is:
- A Á B C Cs D Dz Dzs E É F G Gy H I Í J K L Ly M N Ny O Ó Ö Ő P (Q) R S Sz T Ty U Ú Ü Ű V (W) (X) (Y) Z Zs
The letters that conform to traditional braille are:
![]() a |
![]() b |
![]() c |
![]() d |
![]() e |
![]() f |
![]() g |
![]() h |
![]() i |
![]() j |
![]() k |
![]() l |
![]() m |
![]() n |
![]() o |
![]() p |
![]() r |
![]() s |
![]() t |
![]() u |
![]() v |
![]() w |
![]() x |
![]() y |
The accented vowel letters are derived from their base letters through stretching or reflection as follows. The traditional letter for q (which is not part of the basic Hungarian alphabet) has been reassigned to ö, and an unused pattern has been assigned to ü:
![]() a |
![]() e |
![]() i |
![]() o |
![]() ö |
![]() u |
![]() ü |
![]() q | |
![]() ä |
![]() á |
![]() é |
![]() í |
![]() ó |
![]() ő |
![]() ú |
![]() ű |
This creates the following symmetrical pattern for the umlauted vowels:
![]() ö |
![]() ő |
![]() ü |
![]() ű |
(Ä is not part of the basic Hungarian alphabet.)
The consonant digraphs are derived from their base letters as follows. The traditional letter for z has been replaced, and is used for a parenthesis. As with the accented vowels, the majority of digraphs are created through reflection:
![]() c |
![]() g |
![]() l |
![]() n |
![]() t |
![]() s |
![]() z |
![]() cs |
![]() gy |
![]() ly |
![]() ny |
![]() ty |
![]() sz |
![]() zs |
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This creates the following pattern among the sibilants:
![]() s |
![]() sz |
![]() z |
![]() zs |
Punctuation[]
Unlike English or French Braille, Hungarian Braille has separate opening and closing symbols for both parentheses and quotation marks.
![]() , |
![]() . |
![]() ; |
![]() : |
![]() - |
![]() ![]() ' |
![]() ? |
![]() ! |
![]() ![]() ![]() „ ” |
![]() ![]() ![]() ( ) |
![]() ![]() / |
Mathematics and computer notation[]
![]() number sign (#) |
![]() ![]() Dollar sign ($) |
![]() ![]() ![]() percent sign (%) |
![]() ![]() ampersant (&) |
![]() plus sign (+) |
![]() asterisk / multiplication sign (*) |
![]() ![]() division sign (/) |
![]() equality sign (=) |
![]() at sign (@) |
![]() backslash (\) |
![]() ![]() caret (^) |
![]() ![]() underscore (_) |
![]() ` |
![]() ![]() tilde / similarity sign (~) |
![]() ![]() paragraph sign (§) |
![]() ![]() euro (€) |
![]() ![]() bullet sign (•) |
![]() ![]() degree (°) |
Roman Numerals[]
the roman numerals use the capital letters of i, v, x, l, c, m
![]() ![]() I |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() II |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() III |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IV |
![]() ![]() V |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() VI |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() VII |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() VIII |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() IX |
![]() ![]() X |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XI |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XX |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XXI |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XXX |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XXXI |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XL |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() XLI |
![]() ![]() L |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LI |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LX |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LXI |
![]() ![]() C |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() CI |
![]() ![]() M |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() MI |
Formatting[]
![]() (num.) |
![]() (caps) |
References[]
- ^ Magyar Vakok és Gyengénlátók Országos Szövetsége. See chart here.
- ^ Samrita Trust Archived 2012-05-11 at the Wayback Machine ([1] Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine)
- French-ordered braille alphabets
- Hungarian language