Altai alphabet
In the modern altaian language there are 37 letters, 9 of which are vowels.
| Altaian | IPA | English approximation | |
| A | a | /ʌ/ | As u in duck |
| Б | б | /b/ | As b in boy |
| В | в | /v/ | As v in very |
| Г | г | /g/ | As g in got |
| Д | д | /d/ | As d in dog |
| Ј | ј | /ɟ/,/dʒ/ | As j in jam |
| E | e | /e/ | As e in red |
| Ё | ё | /jo/ | As yo in your |
| Ж | ж | /ʒ/ | As s in measure |
| З | з | /z/ | As z in zero |
| И | и | /i/ | As i in see |
| Й | й | /j/ | As y in yellow |
| K | к | /k/ | As k in kind |
| Л | л | /l/ | As l in lamp |
| M | m | /m/ | As m in milk |
| Н | н | /n/ | As n in nose |
| Ҥ | ҥ | /ŋ/ | As ng in bring |
| O | o | /o/ | As o in more |
| Ö | ö | /ø/ | As ir in girl, but with lips rounded |
| П | п | /p/ | As p in put |
| Р | р | /ɾ/ | As r in ride |
| С | с | /s/ | As s in state |
| T | t | /t/ | As t in time |
| У | у | /u/ | As oo in book |
| Ӱ | ӱ | /y/ | As u in parashute |
| Ф | ф | /f/ | As f in fabric |
| Х | х | /x/ | As h in hide |
| Ц | ц | /ts/ | As ts in its |
| Ч | ч | /tʃ/ | As ch in China |
| Ш | ш | /ʃ/ | As tion in creation |
| Щ | щ | /ç/ | As sh in she |
| Ъ | ъ | A hard sign | This letter has no English approximation |
| Ы | ы | /ɯ/ | As i in kit |
| Ь | ь | A soft sign | This letter has no English approximation |
| Э | э | /ɛ/ | As e in bed |
| Ю | ю | /ju/ | As u in tube |
| Я | я | /ja/ | As ya in yard |
Leave a Reply