Download the keyboard developed by Translation Commons for the Mende (Kikakui syllabary) native language 
Language for Desktop platforms.
- This keyboard supports the Mende (Kikakui) language in the Kikakui script for West Africa (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea).
- The ISO code for this language is men.
- This Mende/Kikakui language keyboard is Version 1.3, and was released 2023-12-06.
Kikakui Sans Pro and JMende fonts can be downloaded here.
Download Mende KeyboardKikakui script is a non-Unicode encoding. Part of the Kikauki script has been added to Unicode. Because this script has a very large number of characters, input is done by typing one or more Latin characters. The keyboard converts legal sequences into Kikakui characters automatically. The inputs and output Kikakui characters are described in this table.
Acknowledgements
This keyboard is developed through Translation Commons’ Language Digitization Initiative. These resources aim to empower Indigenous and minority language communities to bring their languages online.
If your community would like assistance with digitizing your language, contact krista@translationcommons.org or visit TranslationCommons.org.
Translation Commons thanks its many volunteers who contributed their expertise and significant time to produce this keyboard. The author of the Translation Commons Mende keyboard is Dr. Craig Cornelius .
Impact Story
Mohamed Pujehad states that this keyboard is a vast improvement over previous web-based keyboards. See the full story here.
Reporting Problems
If you have any problems or suggestions, please report them by e-mail to k-boards@translationcommons.org or using this keyboard feedback form.
