Albanian Braille
{{Short description|Braille alphabet for the Albanian language}}
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| type = alphabet
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| languages = Albanian
| fam1 = Braille
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| print = Albanian alphabet
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Albanian Braille is the braille alphabet for writing the Albanian language. Like other braille alphabets for languages written in the Latin script, the simple Latin letters are all assigned values based on international braille.
Alphabet
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||||
| Letter || a || b || c || ç || d || dh || e || ë || f || g || gj || h | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|a}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|b}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|c}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|146}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|d}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1456}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|15}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|16}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|f}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|g}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|14256}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|h}} | |||||||||||
| {{Braille cell|type=textlink|a}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|b}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|c}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|146}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|d}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|1456}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|15}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|16}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|f}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|g}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|14256}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|h}} |
| Letter || i || j || k || l || ll || m || n || nj || o || p || q || r | |||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|i}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|j}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|k}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|l}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|⠷}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|m}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|n}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1426}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|o}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|p}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|⠯}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|r}} | |||||||||||
| {{Braille cell|type=textlink|i}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|j}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|k}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|l}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|⠷}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|m}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|n}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|1426}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|o}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|p}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|⠯}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|r}} |
| Letter || rr || s || sh || t || th || u || v || x || xh || y || z || zh | |||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|q}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|s}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|156}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|t}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|42536}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|u}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|v}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|x}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|4236}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|y}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|z}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|1256}} | |||||||||||
| {{Braille cell|type=textlink|q}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|s}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|156}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|t}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|42536}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|u}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|v}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|x}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|4236}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|y}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|z}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|1256}} |
As in several other braille alphabets, letters and digraphs are frequently derived by adding a dot 6 or reversing the base letter.
Punctuation
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| rowspan=2| Punctuation ||colspan=8| ||colspan=2| Quote || | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| , || . || ; || : || ? || ! || - || ' || open || close || () | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Braille
| {{Braille cell|type=image|2}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|256}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|23}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|25}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|26}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|ff}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|36}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|3}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|236}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|536}} || {{Braille cell|type=image|2536}} | ||||||||||
| {{Braille cell|type=textlink|2}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|256}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|23}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|25}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|26}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|ff}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|36}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|3}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|236}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|536}} | {{Braille cell|type=textlink|2536}} |
Formatting
| class="wikitable" style="line-height: 1.2" |
| align=center
|{{Braille cell|type=image|#}} |{{Braille cell|type=image|46}} |
| align=center
| (digit) | (caps) |
References
- [https://www.pharmabraille.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/World-Braille-Usage-Third-Edition-1.pdf World Braille Usage], UNESCO, 2013
- Shefik Osmani, 1983, Fjalor i Pedagogjisë, Tiranë.
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