Navajo Braille is the braille alphabet of the Navajo language. It uses a subset of the letters of Unified English Braille, along with the punctuation and formatting of that standard. There are no contractions.
| Navajo Braille | |
|---|---|
| Script type | alphabet
|
Print basis | Navajo alphabet |
| Languages | Navajo |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Braille
|
Additional letters, beyond those of English braille, are ⠹ for ł, ⠄ for ' (glottal stop and ejective consonants), the French vowels with grave accents for the Navajo vowels with acute accents (high tone), and ⠨ for ogonek on the following vowel (nasal vowels, e.g. ⠨⠁ for ą, ⠨⠷ for ą́). ⠋ is only used for the digit 6, as the letter 'f' does not exist in the Navajo alphabet.
In numerical order by decade, the letters are:
 a, 1 |
 b, 2 |
 c, 3 |
 d, 4 |
 e, 5 |
 6 |
 g, 7 |
 h, 8 |
 i, 9 |
 j, 0 |
 k |
 l |
 m |
 n |
 o |
 s |
 t |
 x |
 y |
 z |
 á |
 é |
 ł |
 w |
 í |
 ó |
 ' |
 ogonek |
The alphabet was created by Carol Begay Green[1] and adopted by the Navajo Nation in 2015.[2]
References
edit- ^ Carol Begay Green (2017). "Navajo Braille Code". Paths to Literacy. Perkins School for the Blind. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Arizona Daily Sun, 'New Mexico teacher develops braille code for Navajo', Jan 7, 2018".