- Name: Rachitrali-Palula
- Copyright: (C) 2017 Rehmat Aziz Chitrali
- Version: 1.0
- Keyman Version: 9.0
- BCP-47 codes: phl-Arab
This keyboard is designed for the Palula language spoken in the valleys of Ashret and Biori, as well as in the village of Puri (also Purigal) in the Shishi valley, and at least by a portion of the population in the village Kalkatak, in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is closely related to the Sawi language of Afghanistan, and to Kalkoti, which is spoken in Dir District. The area where Palula is spoken includes 35°28′N 71°53′E.
It is based on phonetic keyboard for Palula Language developed by Pakistani linguist, author, researcher and Software Developer Mr.Rehmat Aziz Chitrali for SIL International, Keyman and Tavultesoft and later approved by Khowar Academy (a literary Association working on the language and culture documentation in Northern Pakistan) used in Windows 8.1 and above as Palula Keyboard.
This is the first Palula language keyboard created by Rehmat Aziz Chitrali, Pakistani linguist, Software Developer and Researcher. This keyboard is for Palula Language based on the keyboard layout as developed by Mr.Rehmat Aziz Chitrali and approved by Khowar Academy of Pakistan as standard keyboard for Palula language.
The Palula Keyboard Project(PKP) was supervised and developed by Rehmat Aziz Chitrali, who heads the Khowar Academy Chitral Pakistan.
Khowar Academy Chitral was established in April 1996 specifically to promote the endangered languages of Chitral Pakistan. The Academy has worked extensively on Palula linguistics, standardization for computing, and modeling of script, speech and language. Research is being conducted in all aspects of Palula, including acoustic phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, grammar and semantics.
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