# AABC African Alphabets — African Alphabets of Bayreuth

> African language keyboards for smartphones, supporting phonetic variations and offline use. (iPhone/iPad app by Franz Andreas Kogelmann.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aabc-african-alphabets/id1485777016 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Franz Andreas Kogelmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/1717755317)
- Category: Utilities, Education
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 17 MB
- Languages: English, French, German
- Released: 2019-12-05
- Data updated: 2026-07-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aabc-african-alphabets/id1485777016/reviews.md

## What is AABC African Alphabets?

African Alphabets of the Bayreuth Cluster (AABC) provides smartphones with keyboards for all common African languages and scripts. 

The keyboard layouts take account of the particular phonetic character variants and the respective Latin QWERTY-, QWERTZ-, or AZERTY-order. All characters are subject to their respective definition by Unicode and their adequate adoption by the system. Each keyboard consists of four pages that can be reproduced by a keyboard view on the screen. All keyboards can be used systemwide as well as offline, too. It is indicated if individual fonts or characters may be supported differently (or not yet at all) by the operating system in use and therefore cannot (yet) be displayed by the app.

For the necessary further development of the app the user is invited to communicate his comments to Dr Ulrich Rebstock (Ulrich.Rebstock@uni-bayreuth.de). This interactive set-up is intended to harmonize cultural authenticity with scientific control of implementation and adjustment of the keyboard layouts. This also includes the selection and integration of language transcriptions and scripts for which hitherto already existing, or newly generated keyboard layouts are to be adopted.

The project is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany´s Excellence Strategy – EXC 2052/1 – 390713894. Idea and concept go back to Ulrich Rebstock who is also responsible for the implementation of the keyboards.

## Key features

- Keyboards for common African languages and scripts
- Phonetic character variants supported
- Standard QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY layouts
- Systemwide and offline functionality
- Unicode character adoption
- Interactive development based on user feedback


## Frequently asked questions about AABC African Alphabets

### What African languages does AABC African Alphabets support?

AABC African Alphabets provides keyboards for all common African languages and scripts, taking into account their specific phonetic character variants and standard keyboard orders.

### Can I use AABC African Alphabets offline?

Yes, all keyboards provided by AABC African Alphabets can be used systemwide and offline, ensuring functionality without an internet connection.

### Does AABC African Alphabets have ads?

No, AABC African Alphabets is ad-free, offering an uninterrupted user experience.

### What devices are compatible with AABC African Alphabets?

AABC African Alphabets is compatible with iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as indicated by its supported devices list.

### How often is AABC African Alphabets updated?

The latest version of AABC African Alphabets is 2.0.2, which was last updated on December 1, 2021. Further development is encouraged through user feedback.

### Is AABC African Alphabets suitable for young children?

AABC African Alphabets has an age rating of 4+, making it appropriate for children and adults alike who need to type in African languages.

### How does AABC African Alphabets handle character display issues?

The app indicates if individual fonts or characters may not be supported by the operating system, preventing them from being displayed if they cannot be adopted by the system.

### How can I provide feedback for AABC African Alphabets?

Users are invited to communicate their comments and suggestions for the further development of AABC African Alphabets to Dr. Ulrich Rebstock at Ulrich.Rebstock@uni-bayreuth.de.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.2 — 2021-12-01

Minor Improvements, Adjusted functions of Shift- and Deletekey

### 2.0.1 — 2021-03-08

Minor bugfixes

### 2.0.0 — 2021-02-24

The Language can now be changed within the app. 
Furthermore some minor bug fixes have been made

### 1.3.0 — 2020-11-25

Changed the way diacriticas are typed

### 1.2.6 — 2020-05-06

Minor bug fixes

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