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Ossetian Alphabet
Cyrillic (Ossetian)
Ossetian uses a Cyrillic alphabet with 42 letters. Its unique letter Ӕ (æ) is not found in any other Cyrillic alphabet. Ossetian is an Iranian language spoken in North and South Ossetia.
Ossetian Alphabet
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| А | A | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| Ӕ | Ae (Ossetian unique) | æ | like 'a' in 'cat' |
| Б | Be | b | like 'b' in 'ball' |
| В | Ve | v | like 'v' in 'vine' |
| Г | Ge | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| Гъ | Gh (uvular) | ġ | uvular g |
| Д | De | d | like 'd' in 'day' |
| Дж | Dzhe | j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| Дз | Dze | dz | like 'ds' in 'kids' |
| Е | Ye | ye/e | like 'ye' in 'yes' |
| Ж | Zhe | zh | like 's' in 'measure' |
| З | Ze | z | like 'z' in 'zone' |
| И | I | i | like 'ee' in 'see' |
| Й | Short I | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| К | Ka | k | like 'k' in 'king' |
| Къ | Ka (ejective) | k' | ejective k |
| Л | El | l | like 'l' in 'love' |
| М | Em | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| Н | En | n | like 'n' in 'no' |
| О | O | o | like 'o' in 'go' |
| П | Pe | p | like 'p' in 'park' |
| Пъ | Pe (ejective) | p' | ejective p |
| Р | Er | r | rolled r |
| С | Es | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| Т | Te | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| Тъ | Te (ejective) | t' | ejective t |
| У | U | u | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| Ф | Ef | f | like 'f' in 'fun' |
| Х | Kha | x | like 'ch' in 'loch' |
| Хъ | Uvular Kh | q | uvular fricative |
| Ц | Tse | ts | like 'ts' in 'bits' |
| Цъ | Tse (ejective) | ts' | ejective ts |
| Ч | Che | ch | like 'ch' in 'church' |
| Чъ | Che (ejective) | ch' | ejective ch |
| Ш | Sha | sh | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| Ы | Yery | y | back unrounded vowel |
| Ю | Yu | yu | like 'you' |
| Я | Ya | ya | like 'ya' in 'yard' |