Belarusian Alphabet | Беларуская азбука
The Belarusian alphabet consists of 32 letters using the Cyrillic script with letters unique to Belarusian.
А а
A
a
Б б
Be
b
В в
Ve
v
Г г
He
h
Д д
De
d
Е е
Ye
ye
Ё ё
Yo
yo
Ж ж
Zhe
zh
З з
Ze
z
І і
I
i
Й й
Short I
y
К к
Ka
k
Л л
El
l
М м
Em
m
Н н
En
n
О о
O
o
П п
Pe
p
Р р
Er
r
С с
Es
s
Т т
Te
t
У у
U
u
Ў ў
Short U
w
Ф ф
Ef
f
Х х
Kha
kh
Ц ц
Tse
ts
Ч ч
Che
ch
Ш ш
Sha
sh
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 Belarusian Alphabet
The Belarusian alphabet uses the Cyrillic script with 32 letters. It includes two letters unique to Belarusian: Ў (short U) and І (dotted I). The alphabet lacks several letters found in Russian (Ё, Щ, Ъ are rarely used). Belarusian is an East Slavic language closely related to Russian and Ukrainian.
History
The modern Belarusian alphabet was standardized in the early 20th century. It went through several reforms, with the current version established in 1933. The alphabet includes unique features like Ў, which represents a sound similar to English 'w'. The orthography has remained relatively stable since standardization.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 32 Cyrillic letters
- Includes unique letter Ў
- Based on Russian Cyrillic
- Standardized in 1933
- East Slavic language