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Alphabet Chechen

Cyrillic (Chechen)

Chechen uses a Cyrillic alphabet with 49 letters including digraphs. It is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken mainly in Chechnya, Russia. The script represents many consonants with digraphs like гӀ, кх, пӀ, тӀ, хь, хӀ.

Chechen Alphabet

CaractèreNomRomanisationPrononciation
АAalike 'a' in 'father'
АьAeälike 'a' in 'cat'
БBeblike 'b' in 'ball'
ВVevlike 'v' in 'vine'
ГGeglike 'g' in 'go'
ГӀGha (Chechen)ġvoiced pharyngeal fricative
ДDedlike 'd' in 'day'
ЕYeyelike 'ye' in 'yes'
ЖZhezhlike 's' in 'measure'
ЗZezlike 'z' in 'zone'
ИIilike 'ee' in 'see'
ЙShort Iylike 'y' in 'yes'
КKaklike 'k' in 'king'
КӀKha (ejective)k'ejective k
КХUvular Kquvular stop
ЛElllike 'l' in 'love'
МEmmlike 'm' in 'moon'
НEnnlike 'n' in 'no'
ОOolike 'o' in 'go'
ОьOeölike German 'ö'
ПPeplike 'p' in 'park'
ПӀPe (ejective)p'ejective p
РErrrolled r
СEsslike 's' in 'sun'
ТTetlike 't' in 'top'
ТӀTe (ejective)t'ejective t
УUulike 'oo' in 'moon'
УьUeülike German 'ü'
ФEfflike 'f' in 'fun'
ХKhax/khlike 'ch' in 'loch'
ХьHe (pharyngeal)ħpharyngeal h
ХӀHahlike 'h' in 'hat'
ЦTsetslike 'ts' in 'bits'
ЦӀTse (ejective)ts'ejective ts
ЧChechlike 'ch' in 'church'
ЧӀChe (ejective)ch'ejective ch
ШShashlike 'sh' in 'shoe'
ЭEelike 'e' in 'bed'
ЮYuyulike 'you'
ЯYayalike 'ya' in 'yard'