Latin-to-African Script Mapping
Try limited local mappings for Ethiopic, Neo-Tifinagh and Arabic letters. Outputs are one-way approximations, not translations or verified orthography.
Transliterate
Mapping Tokens — Insert into Latin Input
Keyboard Guide
Ge'ez (Ethiopic) — Consonant mapping
| Type | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| h, l, m, r, s | ሀ, ሀ, ሀ, ሀ, ሀ | Add vowel: ha=ሃ, hu=ሁ, hi=ሂ, haa=ሄ, hee=ሄ, ho=ሆ |
| sh, ch, gn | Digraphs | Type "sh" before vowel: sha=ሻ, she=ሸ |
| q, k, b, t, n, z, y, d, j, g, f, p, w | ቀ-ፕ | + vowel (a/u/i/aa/ee/e/o) |
| a, e, i, o, u | አ ኢ ኡ ኦ | Standalone vowels use Ethiopic base vowel characters |
Tifinagh (Amazigh) — Key mapping
a→ⴰ b→ⴱ g→ⴳ d→ⴷ e→ⴻ f→ⴼ h→ⵀ i→ⵉ j→ⵊ k→ⴾ l→ⵍ m→ⵎ n→ⵏ o→ⵓ q→ⵇ r→ⵔ s→ⵙ t→ⵜ u→ⵓ w→ⵡ y→ⵢ z→ⵣ | Digraphs: sh→ⵛ ch→ⵞ gh→ⵖ kh→ⵅ
African Writing Systems
Bounded script mapping, not transliteration authority
This page exposes small deterministic mapping tables for typing experiments. It does not translate meaning, identify a language, choose a standard orthography or convert script text back to the original Latin spelling.
Ethiopic mapping limit
The route maps 21 Latin consonant tokens to seven app-local Ethiopic orders (147 forms). It omits many contrasts and does not determine language-specific spelling. Standalone or unsupported Latin characters are preserved and reported.
Neo-Tifinagh mapping limit
The route maps 26 tokens, including four digraphs, to a small Neo-Tifinagh subset. More than one Latin token can lead to the same output, so the result cannot be safely reversed.
Arabic-letter mapping limit
The route maps 30 Latin tokens to Arabic letters or marks and displays output right-to-left. It does not infer Arabic or Ajami vocabulary, short vowels, dialect, grammar, spelling or meaning.
Source and checked date
The source is the three mapping objects shipped with this route. They have not received language-specific orthography review. Counts and deterministic behaviour were checked on 26 July 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this mapping tool do?
It substitutes supported Latin input tokens with characters from a selected route-local table. The result may approximate a spelling, but it does not guarantee pronunciation, meaning, standard orthography or a reversible conversion.
Will the output round-trip back to my input?
No. Several Latin tokens can represent the same output, vowels may be omitted or approximated, and the route has no reverse converter. Treat every result as a one-way typing aid and verify professional or academic use with a script-literate reviewer.
What happens to unsupported characters?
Punctuation, spaces and unsupported characters are preserved instead of guessed. The page reports unsupported Latin characters so you can review them.