Cyrillic Digraphs - Avar

Avar

Avar uses ⟨в⟩ for labialization, as in хьв /xʷ/. Other digraphs are:

  • Ejective consonants in ⟨Ӏ⟩: кӀ /kʼ/, цӀ /tsʼ/, чӀ /tʃʼ/
  • Other consonants based on к /k/: къ /qʼː/, кь /tɬʼː/,
  • Based on г /ɡ/: гъ /ʁ/, гь /h/, гӀ /ʕ/
  • Based on л /l/: лъ /tɬː/
  • Based on х /χ/: хъ /qː/, хь /x/, хӀ /ħ/

The ь digraphs are spelled this way even before vowels, as in гьабуна /habuna/ "made", not *гябуна.

  • Gemination: кк /kː/, кӀкӀ /kʼː/, хх /χː/, цц /tsː/, цӀцӀ /tsʼː/, чӀчӀ /tʃʼː/.

Note that three of these are tetragraphs. However, gemination for the 'strong' consonants in Avar orthography is sporadic, and the simple letters or digraphs are frequently used in their place.

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