Georgian Braille

There is growing interest in Georgian Braille, either because of its impact on society or because of its relevance in the scientific field. For decades, Georgian Braille has captured the attention of academics, professionals and the general public due to its importance in various aspects of daily life. In this article we will explore different facets of Georgian Braille, from its origin and evolution to its influence today. We will analyze how Georgian Braille has shaped the world we live in and what perspectives open up around this topic. In addition, we will examine the ethical and moral implications that Georgian Braille can raise, without neglecting the advances that have been achieved in this field.
Georgian Braille
Script type
Alphabet
Print basis
Georgian alphabet
LanguagesGeorgian
Related scripts
Parent systems
Braille
  • Georgian Braille

Georgian Braille is a braille alphabet used for writing the Georgian language. The assignments of the Georgian alphabet to braille patterns is largely consistent with unified international braille.

Alphabet

⠁ (braille pattern dots-1)

a
⠃ (braille pattern dots-12)

b
⠛ (braille pattern dots-1245)

g
⠙ (braille pattern dots-145)

d
⠑ (braille pattern dots-15)

e
⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456)

v
⠵ (braille pattern dots-1356)

z
⠋ (braille pattern dots-124)

t’
⠊ (braille pattern dots-24)

i
⠅ (braille pattern dots-13)

k
⠇ (braille pattern dots-123)

l
⠍ (braille pattern dots-134)

m
⠝ (braille pattern dots-1345)

n
⠕ (braille pattern dots-135)

o
⠏ (braille pattern dots-1234)

p
⠚ (braille pattern dots-245)

zh
⠗ (braille pattern dots-1235)

r
⠎ (braille pattern dots-234)

s
⠞ (braille pattern dots-2345)

t
⠥ (braille pattern dots-136)

u
⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236)

p’
⠻ (braille pattern dots-12456)

k’
⠫ (braille pattern dots-1246)

gh
⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346)

q
⠱ (braille pattern dots-156)

sh
⠟ (braille pattern dots-12345)

ch’
⠉ (braille pattern dots-14)

ts’
⠽ (braille pattern dots-13456)

dz
⠹ (braille pattern dots-1456)

ts
⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346)

ch
⠓ (braille pattern dots-125)

kh
⠪ (braille pattern dots-246)

dj
⠯ (braille pattern dots-12346)

h

The basic braille range mostly conforms with international norms, with the exception of sounds which do not occur in Georgian, such as *f (reassigned in Georgian to თ t’), and *q, which is used for ჩ ch’ rather than ყ q. The assignment of to ჩ ch’ is reminiscent of Russian Braille, as is one or two other letters ( for შ sh is widespread in Eastern Europe), but most of the extended-letter assignments are unique to Georgian.

Punctuation

Print , . ? ! ; : „ ... “ ( ... )
Braille ⠂ (braille pattern dots-2) ⠲ (braille pattern dots-256) ⠦ (braille pattern dots-236) ⠖ (braille pattern dots-235) ⠆ (braille pattern dots-23) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠌ (braille pattern dots-34)⠌ (braille pattern dots-34) ⠦ (braille pattern dots-236)...⠴ (braille pattern dots-356) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5)⠣ (braille pattern dots-126)...⠐ (braille pattern dots-5)⠜ (braille pattern dots-345)

^* ჻ is an old word divider, no longer in use.

References

  1. ^ UNESCO (2013) World Braille Usage, 3rd edition.
  2. ^ Unicode code point U+10FB. The Unicode name is misleadingly 'paragraph separator'.