The modern Albanian alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, and consists of 36 letters:
Letter: | A | B | C | Ç | D | Dh | E | Ë | F | G | Gj | H | I | J | K | L | Ll | M | N | Nj | O | P | Q | R | Rr | S | Sh | T | Th | U | V | X | Xh | Y | Z | Zh |
Value: | a | b | t͡s | t͡ʃ | d | ð | e | ə | f | ɡ | ɟ | h | i | j | k | l | ɫ | m | n | ɲ | o | p | c | ɾ | r | s | ʃ | t | θ | u | v | d͡z | d͡ʒ | y | z | ʒ |
Note: The vowels are shown in bold. Listen to the pronunciation of the letters.
Read more about Albanian Alphabet: History, Older Versions of The Alphabet in Latin Characters, Older Versions of The Alphabet in Greek Characters, Older Versions of The Alphabet in Cyrillic Characters, Older Versions of The Alphabet in Arabic Characters
Famous quotes containing the word alphabet:
“I wonder, Mr. Bone man, what youre thinking
of your fury now, gone sour as a sinking whale,
crawling up the alphabet on her own bones.”
—Anne Sexton (19281974)