Hi Dr. Jeng,
Thank you for your assistance and interest. Thank you once again Mr. Camara.
However I think the Mandinka Dictionarys are all pdf files and thus do not
come with the fonts. I finally found it when opening the zip file for the
Access language database.
Another version of fonts is available at the www.mandinka.org site.
Nevertheless writing with the fonts requires to define extra
key-combinations/hotkeys to insert the particular additional signs. In the
menue under "insert, symbol" a showcard opens and allows you to visualy
select the symbol of your choice. If it is not one time thing, but you want
to do this regularly, there are two options:
1. You define an autocorrect entry (might be misleading at times) where you
define a sequence of keystrokes that will always automatically be turned
into the symbol or
2. you define a hot key sequence (example Alt-Ctrl-n) which will insert the
particular symbol.
In fact the same works for a lot of other languages. I was amazed to learn,
that for Igbo everything including spellcheck is already contained in Office
2003 and I think in 2007 Wolof is also incorporated.
By the way, I have tried to open the Access file under Office 2003, but
unfortunately was not successful.
Have a good day
Angelika Manneh
(Angelika Prox-Dampha)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Momodou Camara" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:25 PM
Subject: Re: Fonts for Mandinka and Ibo
Hi Dr. Jeng,
You can download the mandinka fonts from the Gambia Resource page at:
http://resourcepage.gambia.dk . You will find it on the language page
together with Mandinka and Wollof /English dictionaries and grammer.
Best regards,
Momodou Camara
"Dr. Alhaji S. Jeng" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> That's quite interesting. During my teacher training days back in
> the 60s at
> Yundum College, Gambia, we were taught phonetics which were
> absolutely ideal
> for writing our Gambian vernaculars (Mandinks, Wollof, Tukulor and
> many
> others). Several sounds can each be represented by one single
> phonetic
> symbol. I guess if you browse the internet you will find these
> phonetic
> symbols.
>
> I am interested in this and I am curious to hear what you may find
> in the
> internet.
>
> Keep up the good work.
>
> Dr. Alhaji S. Jeng
>
>
>
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] På vegne av Angelika
> Prox-Dampha
> Sendt: 1. juli 2008 12:54
> Til: [log in to unmask]
> Emne: Fonts for Mandinka and Ibo
>
> Dear List Members,
> I am currently trying to type some text in African languages. I
> therefore
> would need Mandinka and Ibo fonts. I would be very grateful if
> somebody
> could help.
>
> Best regards
> Angelika (Prox-Dampha) Manneh
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