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Ruthenian Alphabet & Pronunciation
Hi the friends of languages,
First of all, I would like to give you some important review about the structure of Slavic languages.
Then we will study the Ruthenian alphabet and pronunciation.
Structure of Slavic languages[edit | edit source]
Rusyn also known in English as Ruthene or Ruthenian, is an East Slavic language spoken by the Rusyns of Eastern Europe.
Ruthenian Alphabet & Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
In the table below, I would like to present you with basic information about in Ruthenian language alphabet and pronunciation.
| PRONUNCIATION
ENGLISH / SLOVAK |
LETTERS IN RUTHENIAN
WRITING |
LETTERS IN RUTHENIAN
SPELLING |
LETTERS
TRANSCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| /a/ | Аа | a | a |
| /b/ | Бб | бы | b |
| /v/ | Вв | вы | v |
| /ɦ/ | Гг | гы | h |
| /ɡ/ | Ґґ | ґы | g |
| /d/ | Дд | ды | d |
| /e/ | Ее | e | e |
| /je/ | Єє | є | je |
| /jo/ | Ёё | ё | jo |
| /ʒ/ | Жж | жы | ž |
| /z/ | Зз | зы | z |
| /ɪ/ | Ии | и | y |
| /i/ | Іі | i | i |
| /ɨ/ | Ыы | ы | y |
| /ji/ | Її | ї | ji |
| /j/ | Йй | йы | j |
| /k/ | Кк | кы | k |
| /l/ | Лл | лы | l |
| /m/ | Мм | мы | m |
| /n/ | Нн | ны | n |
| /o/ | Оо | o | o |
| /p/ | Пп | пы | p |
| /r/ | Рр | ры | r |
| /s/ | Сс | сы | s |
| /t/ | Тт | ты | t |
| /u/ | Уу | у | u |
| /f/ | Фф | фы | f |
| /x/ | Хх | хы | x, ch |
| /t͡s/ | Цц | цы | c |
| /t͡ʃ/ | Чч | чы | č |
| /ʃ/ | Шш | шы | š |
| /ʃt͡ʃ/ | Щщ | щы | šč |
| /ji/,/i/ | Ѣѣ | їть | |
| /ju/ | Юю | ю | ju |
| /ja/ | Яя | я | ja |
| /ʲ/ | Ьь | мнягкый знак (ірь) (mäkký znak) | ′ |
| Ъъ | твердый знак (ір) (tvrdý znak) | ′ |