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Chuvash Keyboard Setup

This information is maintained by Miron Toli @mirontoli. Last updated 2017-02-02.

  1. Windows
  2. Android
  3. iOS
  4. Linux
  5. Mac
  6. Web

Windows

The Chuvash Keyboard Layout allows you to type Russian as you would with the usual Russian layout, but you will also have access to the Chuvash letters Ӑ Ӗ Ҫ Ӳ. They can be typed by holding the AltGr key and typing А Е С У.

How to Install

  1. Download the installation file and unzip it.

  2. Run setup.exe.

Installer

  1. Close the window after the installation is complete:

Complete

  1. Done! To change the keyboard layout to Chuvash, click on the language panel:

Change Language

Additional Letters

As a bonus, you will have access to the old Chuvash characters (Zolotnitsky, Yakovlev and Ashmarin), and also symbols used in the formatting of articles on Wikipedia. If you are interested, you can learn more at the Ashmarin Keyboard Layout Project Page.

Android

Install the Chuvash Keyboard from the Google Play Store. Follow the instructions in the application.

Find the application in the Google Play Store:

Chuvash Keyboard in Google Play Store

Click "Install":

Installation of Chuvash Keyboard on Android

Open the application:

Open

Press "1. Ҫак сарӑма ҫутӑр" (translation: Activate this keyboard):

Setup

Activate "Чӑваш сарӑмӗ" (translation: Chuvash keyboard):

Setup

When a warning pops up, press "OK":

Setup

Select the keyboard by clicking on "2. Ҫак сарӑма суйлӑр" (translation: Select this keybord). On the next menu, click "Чӑвашла":

Setup

iOS

Download the application Чувашская клавиатура (translation: Chuvash keyboard) by Andrey Fetisov, which costs about 70 Rubles or $0.99.

Чувашская клавиатура

Open the application and set up the keyboard as shown in the instructions (in Russian):

Setup of Чувашская клавиатура on iOS

Linux

The Chuvash keyboard on Linux is built in. Just like on Windows, you can type the Chuvash letters Ӑ Ӗ Ҫ Ӳ by pressing AltGr and one of the letters А Е С У. You will also be able to type Russian.

Setup Instructions

We will show step-by-step instructions for the popular distro Ubuntu.

  1. Right-click on the language menu in the upper right-hand corner of the screen:

Language Menu

  1. In the window that opens, click on + to add an additional keyboard. Type chu and click Add.

Keyboard Setup

  1. Done! To change the keyboard, click on the language menu icon.

Mac

The Chuvash Keyboard Layout (Input Source) was created using Ukulele according to the steps described in Salvatore Testas blog post.

Choosing Chuvash Input source

How to install

  1. Download ChuvashKeyboardOSX.bundle.zip

Download

  1. Open ~/Library/Keyboard\ Layouts/ in Finder from terminal (because it is a hidden folder)

Open

  1. Copy ChuvashKeyboardOSX.bundle into Keyboard Layouts directory.

Copy

  1. Restart computer
  2. Add Chuvash - PC as input source.

Add input source

Additional Characters

In the Chuvash keyboard for Mac OS we have added additional characters: the old Chuvash characters, and characters used to write other languages of the Russian Federation. If you need to type in Russian, Chuvash, Tatar, or, say, Udmurt, you can find more detailed information at the Keyboard Layout for Mac OS Project Page.

Web

If you are using another person's computer, or you don't have permission to install programs on your computer (for example, at work), you can use our virtual keyboard in your browser. Go to chuvashskaya.klaviatura.su, type what you need to type, and then copy and paste it elsewhere.

Browser Keyboard