Macedonian Alphabet
The Macedonian alphabet consists of 31 letters using the Cyrillic script with some unique letters not found in other Cyrillic alphabets.
А а
A
a
Б б
Be
b
В в
Ve
v
Г г
Ge
g
Д д
De
d
Ѓ ѓ
Gje
gj
Е е
E
e
Ж ж
Zhe
zh
З з
Ze
z
Ѕ ѕ
Dze
dz
И и
I
i
Ј ј
Je
j
К к
Ka
k
Л л
El
l
Љ љ
Lje
lj
М м
Em
m
Н н
En
n
Њ њ
Nje
nj
О о
O
o
П п
Pe
p
Р р
Er
r
С с
Es
s
Т т
Te
t
Ќ ќ
Kje
kj
У у
U
u
Ф ф
Ef
f
Х х
Ha
h
Ц ц
Tse
ts
Ч ч
Che
ch
Џ џ
Dzhe
dzh
Ш ш
Sha
sh
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About the Macedonian Alphabet
The Macedonian alphabet uses the Cyrillic script with 31 letters. It includes unique letters like Ѓ, Ѕ, and Ќ not found in other Cyrillic alphabets. The alphabet was standardized in 1945 and is based on the principle of one letter per sound, making Macedonian spelling highly phonetic.
History
The Macedonian alphabet was officially standardized in 1945 after World War II when Macedonian was recognized as a separate language. It was based on the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet but modified to represent Macedonian phonology accurately. The alphabet includes letters unique to Macedonian.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- 31 Cyrillic letters
- Includes unique letters
- Highly phonetic spelling
- Standardized in 1945
- Based on Serbian Cyrillic