Polynesian Text: A Chrome Extension For Hawaiian & Māori Input
Polynesian Text is a Chrome extension that enables writing in Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages. It provides a useful tool for entering special characters such as vowels with macrons and the correct 'okina or glottal stop character. Useful key combinations are provided for entering these characters, making it easier for users to write in these languages. Particularly helpful when the Polynesian Keyboard doesn't work on certain sites.
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This extension provides a popup that allows you to enter text using the Hawaiian (Poynesian) characters, the vowels with macrons as well as the proper okina or glottal stop character.
alt + <vowel> key combination to enter the vowel w/macron
Double tapping the shift THEN hitting a vowel will get you an uppercase vowel w/macron:
shift, shift THEN <vowel>
alt + ' will get you the glottal stop character or ‘okina
User reviews
I'm working from a Chromebook and I cannot seem to get the lowercase letter e with a macron for Maori. It works well in capitals. Every other letter is fine. Any idea's?