[DejaVu-bugs] [Bug 51117] New: Request for 5 characters for Penobscot alphabet

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             Bug #: 51117
           Summary: Request for 5 characters for Penobscot alphabet
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: DejaVu
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: General
        AssignedTo: dejavu-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: margaret.pearce at ku.edu


Created attachment 63072
  --> https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=63072
Penobscot font

Hello,

I have a somewhat urgent request and am hoping for the best. I'm not a
linguist, I'm a cartographer, and I'm building a map in Penobscot with the
Penobscot Cultural & Historic Preservation Department. They use their own
alphabet, created by anthropologist Frank Siebert in the 1970s, later converted
to a TTF (see attached) (link to download site is here:
http://www.penobscotculture.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117&Itemid=83

The problem is this: it is only a font, not a family. Maps need style and font
depth in order to convey a depth of spatial relationships. To solve this
problem, I went looking for a Unicode substitute, and when I found Deja Vu
family of fonts, specifically sans and serif together, I was in heaven. I can
do everything I need to do in it, EXCEPT there are 5 missing characters:

1. kw (the w is a superscript)
2. hw (w is superscript)
3. ss (2 s's placed close together)
4. kk (2 k's placed close together)
5. cc (2 c's close together, with a diacritical over each; don't know the name
of this double character. see attached font)

With over 600 place names to locate, fit to irregular line paths, and
translate, it is challenging to build these characters by hand each time. 

May I request these 5 characters added to both the serif and sans serif faces,
such that the Penobscot alphabet would then be supported in full by both faces?
All other characters are present.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Dr. Margaret W. Pearce
Department of Geography
University of Kansas
margaret.pearce at ku.edu
740-590-9978 cell

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