NGUNI (XHOSA/ZULU)
TABLE DESIGNATOR
qng
(The initial translation table for a translation is determined by the selected template, and may be changed using the Document / Translation Tables menu. Using those menus does not involve explicit use of the table designator. However, in cases where it is necessary to switch to a different translation table partway through a file, the designator for the table being switched to is required; see the general description of the [lnb~...] command for further details.)
FUNCTIONAL SUMMARY
The Nguni (Xhosa/Zulu) tables support print-to-braille translation of Xhosa- and/or Zulu-language literary text, in either grade 2 (contracted) or grade 1 (uncontracted) braille, according to the Unified Nguni Braille standard developed circa 2007-2010.
REFERENCES, HISTORY AND CREDITS
Earlier "pre-unified" Nguni (Xhosa/Zulu) tables were developed from April 1991 at the Institute for the Blind, Worcester, South Africa, and at the South Africa Blind Workers Organization (SABWO), Johannesburg, with the assistance of Duxbury Systems, Inc. Subsequently those tables were maintained mainly by Mr. Christo de Klerk with the help of Mr. Jan Bam, with occasional assistance from Duxbury.
These "Unified" tables were initially developed from January 2007 through June 2010 by Mr. Christo de Klerk with the assistance of Duxbury Systems, Inc.
(Documentation reviewed July 2010)
Duxbury DBT: Braille Translation in Many Languages.
