Writing System
Laz is written in Georgian alphabet or in the modified Latin alphabet (as used in Turkish, but with specific Laz extensions).
| Georgian (Mkhedruli) | Latin (common) | Latin (rare) | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthographic alphabets | Transcriptions | ||
| ა | a | a | ɑ |
| ბ | b | b | b |
| გ | g | g | ɡ |
| დ | d | d | d |
| ე | e | e | ɛ |
| ვ | v | v | v |
| ზ | z | z | z |
| თ | t | t | t |
| ი | i | i | i |
| კ | kʼ | ḳ | kʼ |
| ლ | l | l | l |
| მ | m | m | m |
| ნ | n | n | n |
| ჲ | y | y | j |
| ო | o | o | ɔ |
| პ | pʼ | ṗ | pʼ |
| ჟ | j | ž | ʒ |
| რ | r | r | r |
| ს | s | s | s |
| ტ | tʼ | ṭ | tʼ |
| უ | u | u | u |
| ფ | p | p | p |
| ქ | k | k | k |
| ღ | ğ | ɣ | ɣ |
| ყ | q | q’ | qʼ |
| შ | ş | š | ʃ |
| ჩ | ç | č | t͡ʃ |
| ც | ts, or з | c | t͡s |
| ძ | zʼ | ʒ | d͡z |
| წ | tsʼ, or зʼ | ċ | t͡sʼ |
| ჭ | çʼ | č’ | t͡ʃʼ |
| ხ | x | x | x |
| ჯ | c | ǯ | d͡ʒ |
| ჰ | h | h | h |
| ჶ | f | f | f |
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