The Polynesian Keyboard

Lilikoʻi

Tīporo

See also...

Samoan Cocoa

Fekika

Kūmara

Hawaiian Macadamia

Tahitian Vanilla

The Polynesian Keyboard mobile application for Android

The Polynesian Keyboard app for Android mobile users

Huri Translations has developed The Polynesian Keyboard application for mobiles running Android 5.0 and up.

Macron Fast & Easy

The Polynesian Keyboard app saves you time and brings you fun:

Users no longer need to browse through a list of accented vowels to type macrons. Simply long-press on the vowel to macronize it!

Apostrophe located on main set of characters

In many Polynesian languages and dialects, the apostrophe is needed to write glottal stops. Because they are frequently used and necessary to avoid confusion with other words, Huri Translations has integrated the apostrophe into the main set of characters of the Polynesian Keyboard so it's just faster and easier to write!

When you start a sentence with an apostrophe, the next letter will keep the shift key on so you start with an Upper-case vowel directly after the apostrophe.

Seven Polynesian delicacies to suit your taste!

The Polynesian Keyboard comes out in seven different themes:

• Tahitian Vanilla

• Tīporo

• Lilikoʻi

• Hawaiian Macadamia

• Kūmara

• Fekika

• Samoan Cocoa

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What is a macron?

Most Polynesian alphabets have 5 vowels : A - E - I - O - U.

The macron is a diacritical mark used to indicate a long vowel.

ā - ē - ī - ō - ū - Ā - Ē - Ī - Ō - Ū

What is the Polynesian Keyboard?

The Polynesian Keyboard is a usual English QWERTY keyboard with integrated macron function.

How to install your Polynesian Keyboard?

On Windows

Download the .zip file.

Extract the file.

Launch the Application Setup.

Go into your Control Panel, look for keyboard settings and add the Polynesian keyboard.

Select the Polynesian Keyboard as your actual keyboard.

On OS X

Download the .zip file

Extract the files

Drag and drop file Polynesian.keylayout and file Polynesian.icns in folder Keyboard Layouts

Access path:

Computer > Hard drive > Library > Keyboard Layouts

If folder Keyboard Layouts doesn't exist, create it.

Then restart computer.

System Preferences > Keyboards > Input Sources

Add > Others

Tick Polynesian

Select your Polynesian Keyboard in the menu at the top to the right

How to place a macron on a vowel?

On Windows

For lower case letters : Alt Gr + Vowel (or the 2nd Alt + Vowel depending on keyboard)

For upper case letters : Alt Gr + Shift + Vowel (or the 2nd Alt + Vowel depending on keyboard)

On OS X

For lower case letters: Option key + Vowel

For upper case letters: Option key + Shift + Vowel

What systems are supported with the Polynesian Keyboard?

Currently, the Polynesian Keyboard works on :

- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation/Server

- Windows 2000 Professional/Server

- Windows XP

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Vista

- Windows 7

- Windows 8

, 10.10

- OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12

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