Several
braille
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alphabets are used in Nigeria. For English,
Unified English Braille has been adopted. Three other languages have been written in braille:
Hausa,
Igbo, and
Yoruba
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. All three alphabets are based on English readings, with the addition of letters particular to these languages. Punctuation is as in English Braille.
:
The letters of these languages beyond the
basic Latin alphabet are as follows:
Hausa Braille
Hausa includes
from English ''q, sh, st, ed'' (international second ''d''), and three derived letters:
Hausa is presumably written in braille in Niger as well, since ''Ethnologue'' 17 reports that
Zarma is written in braille in that country. However, this need not mean it uses the same alphabet as Nigerian Hausa.
Igbo Braille
Igbo Braille has
from English ''q, ch, gh, sh,'' and six other letters with common
international/African values:
(See
Ewe Braille and
Kabiye Braille Kabye may refer to:
* Kabye people
* Kabye language
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for similar code assignments.)
Yoruba Braille
Yoruba Braille also has
(from English ''q, sh''), and three derived letters:
The vowel assignments follow
international conventions.
References
*''Braille Notation Booklet on the Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba Orthographies: A Research Work on Standard Braille Codes for the Blind in Nigeria, March 1981 – April 1982''
*UNESCO (2013
World Braille Usage 3rd edition.
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French-ordered braille alphabets
English language
Yoruba language
Hausa language
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