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The Albanian alphabet (Albanian: alfabeti shqip) is a variant of the Latin alphabet used to write the Albanian language. It consists of 36 letters:[1]
| Capital letters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A | B | C | Ç | D | Dh | E | Ë | F | G | Gj | H | I | J | K | L | Ll | M | N | Nj | O | P | Q | R | Rr | S | Sh | T | Th | U | V | X | Xh | Y | Z | Zh | |
| Lower case letters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | ç | d | dh | e | ë | f | g | gj | h | i | j | k | l | ll | m | n | nj | o | p | q | r | rr | s | sh | t | th | u | v | x | xh | y | z | zh | |
| IPA value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a[2] | b | ts | tʃ | d | ð | e[3] | ə | f | ɡ | ɟ[4] | h[5] | i | j | k[6] | l̪ | ɫ | m | n | ɲ | o[7] | p | c[8] | ɹ[9] | r | s | ʃ | t | θ | u | v | dz | dʒ | y | z | ʒ | |
The vowels are shown in bold.
The letters are named simply by their sounds, followed by ë for consonants (e.g. shë). ⓘ to the pronunciation of the 36 letters.
- ^ Newmark, Hubbard & Prifti 1982, pp. 9–11
- ^ Sometimes pronounced as ɑ or ɒ
- ^ Also realised as ɛ in some dialects.
- ^ May also be affricated.
- ^ May also be pharyngeal.
- ^ Historically pronounced allophonically as q.
- ^ Also realised as ɔ in some dialects.
- ^ May also be affricated.
- ^ Commonly pronounced as a tap.