Set up
- Install Kana Masarak from Google Play and open it.
- Tap Turn on. In Android's keyboard settings, switch on Kana Masarak. Android shows this warning for every keyboard you add; Kana Masarak has no internet permission, so your typing cannot leave the phone.
- Back in the app, tap Switch and choose Kana Masarak.
- Type in the app's typing box to try it.
Typing Masarak letters
| Letter | How to type it |
|---|---|
| ŋ | Its own key, at the end of the middle row. Hold it for ŋg. |
| n̰ | Its own key, at the end of the top row. Also on long-press of n. |
| â ê î ô û | Hold the vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and lift your finger. |
| nj nd mb ŋg ch | Hold n (nj, nd), d (nd), m or b (mb), g (ŋg) or c (ch). You can also type the two letters one after the other. |
| Ŋ N̰ Nj | Tap shift first. Double-tap shift for capitals until you tap it again. |
When a long-press shows several choices, slide your finger to the one you want and lift. The small letter in the corner of a key shows its first long-press choice.
Backspace removes a whole letter: one tap deletes n̰, and right after a long-press it deletes the whole group, such as nj.
Languages
- Tap the globe key to move between Masarak, English, French and Arabic.
- Hold the globe key, or the space bar, to switch to another keyboard on your phone.
- Choose which languages appear in the app, under Languages.
- Arabic: hold the full stop key for harakat (fatha, damma, kasra, sukun, shadda, tanwin). Hold ا for أ إ آ, hold ى or ي for ئ, and hold ل for لا.
Suggestions
- Kana Masarak starts with no word list for Masarak. It learns the words you type, so suggestions get better the more you write.
- Once a word is learned you can type it without accents: “nina” brings up “nîŋa”.
- Tap a suggestion to use it. Hold a suggestion to remove it.
- Turn learning off, or clear everything it has learned, in the app under Typing and Privacy.
Something is not working
The keyboard does not appear
Open the app and check that both setup steps show a tick. If an app keeps another keyboard, tap the keyboard icon at the bottom of the screen and pick Kana Masarak.
I want my old keyboard back
Hold the globe key or the space bar and choose your old keyboard, or change it in Android settings under System, Keyboard.
Report a problem or ask for a letter
Write to kanamasarak.app@gmail.com with your phone model and what happened. Letters, words and features you need are welcome too.
Français : aide rapide
- Installation : ouvrez l’application, touchez « Activer », activez Kana Masarak dans les paramètres Android, puis touchez « Choisir ».
- ŋ et n̰ ont leurs propres touches. Maintenez a, e, i, o, u pour â ê î ô û, et n, d, m, b, g, c pour nj, nd, mb, ŋg, ch.
- Langues : touchez le globe pour changer de langue ; maintenez-le pour choisir un autre clavier.
- Suggestions : le clavier apprend vos mots. Maintenez une suggestion pour la retirer.
- Contact : kanamasarak.app@gmail.com
العربية: مساعدة سريعة
- الإعداد: افتح التطبيق واضغط «تفعيل»، وفعّل Kana Masarak في إعدادات أندرويد، ثم اضغط «تبديل».
- للحرفين ŋ وn̰ مفاتيح خاصة. اضغط مطوّلًا على a وe وi وo وu لكتابة â ê î ô û.
- العربية: اضغط مطوّلًا على النقطة للحركات، وعلى ا لـ أ إ آ، وعلى ل لـ لا.
- اللغات: اضغط مفتاح الكرة الأرضية لتغيير اللغة، واضغطه مطوّلًا لاختيار لوحة مفاتيح أخرى.
- الاقتراحات: تتعلّم لوحة المفاتيح كلماتك. اضغط مطوّلًا على اقتراح لإزالته.
- للتواصل: kanamasarak.app@gmail.com