Portuguese Braille
| Portuguese Braille |
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|---|---|
| Type |
alphabet
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| Languages | Portuguese |
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Parent systems
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Braille
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Print basis
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Portuguese alphabet |
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Sister systems
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Spanish Braille |
Portuguese Braille is the braille alphabet of the Portuguese language, both in Portugal and in Brazil. It is very close to French Braille, with slight modification of the accented letters and some differences in punctuation.
The French Braille letters for vowels with a grave accent in print tend to be used for vowels with an acute accents in Portuguese Braille. (See French Braille#Similar alphabets. The French vowels ⠪ œ and ⠜ ä are used for the Portuguese nasal vowels õ and ã. In numerical order, the letters are:
Punctuation is nearly identical to that of Spanish Braille.
Single punctuation:
The en dash is written on the middle dots, while the em dash is written on the bottom dots.
Paired punctuation:
The two sets of parentheses and square brackets are alternatives. Many sources give only one, usually the second.
Digits are the international norm of the first ten letters of the alphabet marked by ⠼.
The number sign takes the place of spaces within a number such as a serial number. For example, A (46 1) is transcribed ⠨⠁⠀⠣⠼⠙⠋⠼⠁⠜.
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