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See focused pages about downloading the dictionary, keyboards, spell check, and fonts.

Or find all of these below, organized by platform.

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ANDROID

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DICTIONARY APP

 

Download from Google Play:

Myanmar Unicode first | Zawgyi first | English first

 

Download directly as an apk:

Myanmar Unicode first | Zawgyi first | English first

 

3MB. Privacy Policy

Note: To search in Burmese, uncheck "Match Whole Words" under the search box.

Note: Bagan Keyboard does not work in this app; please use a different keyboard. 

 

 

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KEYBOARDS

Multiling O

After downloading, installing, and enabling Multiling O keyboard, follow these instructions to make Kayan appear in your language options:

 

1. From the Space bar, drag your finger up to Languages.
2. Choose Latin.
3. Scroll down to find Kayan.
4. If you want to also use Myanmar, Sgaw Karen, or Thai, do Step 1 again, but then in Step 2 look under Southeast Asian. (You do not need to click Step 3).
5. To switch between languages, drag the Space bar to the left and choose the language you want.
6. Press and drag your finger from the lower left corner (Settings wheel) to Theme.  You can change the size, color, look, shape of the keys, and many other things about the keyboard.

View step-by-step screenshots here

 

 

Keyman

Keyman keyboards have the same layout as the Multiling O Keyboard, but they use a program (Keyman (15 MB)) instead of modifying your language settings directly. Use Keyman if you have problems with Multiling O.

 

 

 

 

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WINDOWS

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LEXIQUE PRO

 

View and search the dictionary in Kayan, English, and Myanmar using Lexique Pro software

22.2 MB  |  Unicode

 

 

 

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KEYBOARDS

Keyman

 

 

ScriptSource

 

 

 

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SPELL CHECK

Kayan spell checking software for use with LibreOffice

DOWNLOAD Kayan Spell Check  |  36 KB

Before you may install Kayan spell check, first remove the .pdf file extension, which is only there to prevent antivirus programs from blocking this file. The final file name will be Kayan Spell Check 0.5.oxt.

 

 

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FONTS

 

We recommend Andika font for typing Kayan (Unicode):

 

To compare or download other fonts for typing Kayan, please explore this overview of Kayan fonts

 

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