Bashkir Alphabet | Башҡорт әлифбасы
The Bashkir alphabet consists of 42 letters using the Cyrillic script with additional letters for Bashkir-specific sounds.
А а
A
a
Ә ә
Schwa
ae
Б б
Be
b
В в
Ve
v
Г г
Ge
g
Ғ ғ
Ghayn
gh
Д д
De
d
Ҙ ҙ
Dhe
dh
Е е
Ye
ye
Ё ё
Yo
yo
Ж ж
Zhe
zh
З з
Ze
z
И и
I
i
Й й
Short I
y
К к
Ka
k
Ҡ ҡ
Qaf
q
Л л
El
l
М м
Em
m
Н н
En
n
Ң ң
Eng
ng
О о
O
o
Ө ө
Oe
oe
П п
Pe
p
Р р
Er
r
С с
Es
s
Ҫ ҫ
Se
th
Т т
Te
t
У у
U
u
Ү ү
Ue
ue
Ф ф
Ef
f
Х х
Kha
kh
Һ һ
He
h
Ц ц
Tse
ts
Ч ч
Che
ch
Ш ш
Sha
sh
Щ щ
Shcha
shch
Ъ ъ
Hard sign
Ы ы
Yeru
y
Ь ь
Soft sign
Э э
E
e
Ю ю
Yu
yu
Я я
Ya
ya
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About the Bashkir Alphabet
The Bashkir alphabet uses the Cyrillic script with 42 letters, including nine letters unique to Bashkir (Ә, Ғ, Ҙ, Ҡ, Ң, Ө, Ҫ, Ү, Һ). Bashkir is a Turkic language spoken in Bashkortostan, Russia. The alphabet was designed to accurately represent Bashkir phonology.
History
Bashkir was written in Arabic script until 1928, when it switched to Latin. In 1940, during Soviet rule, it was changed to Cyrillic. The current Cyrillic alphabet was standardized with additional letters for sounds not found in Russian. The alphabet has remained stable since then.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 42 Cyrillic letters
- Nine unique letters
- Based on Russian Cyrillic
- Adopted in 1940
- Turkic language in Cyrillic