Udmurt Language - Alphabet

Alphabet

The Udmurt alphabet is based on the Russian Cyrillic alphabet:

Udmurt alphabet

Uppercase Lowercase Transliteration IPA Letter name
A a a а
Б б b бэ
В в v вэ
Г г g гэ
Д д d ; palatal when followed by я, е, и, ё, ю or ь дэ
Е е e, ye ; when preceded by д, т, з, с, л, or н е
Ë ë yo ; when preceded by д, т, з, с, л, or н ё
Ж ж zh жэ
Ӝ ӝ dzh ӝэ
З з z ; palatal when followed by я, е, и, ё, ю or ь зэ
Ӟ ӟ j ӟe
И и i ; when preceded by д, т, з, с, л, or н и
Ӥ ӥ ï точкаен и, точкаосын и ("dotted i")
Й й y вакчи и ("short i")
К к k ка
Л л l ; palatal when followed by я, е, и, ё, ю or ь эл
М м m эм
Н н n ; palatal when followed by я, е, и, ё, ю or ь эн
О о o o
Ӧ ӧ ö ~ ӧ
П п p пэ
Р р r эр
С с s ; palatal when followed by я, е, и, ё, ю or ь эс
Т т t ; palatal when followed by я, е, и, ё, ю or ь тэ
У у u у
Ф1 ф f эф
Х1 х kh ха
Ц1 ц ts цэ
Ч ч ch чэ
Ӵ ӵ tsh ӵэ
Ш ш sh ша
Щ1 щ shch , ща
Ъ2 ъ ” – чурыт пус ("hard sign")
Ы ы y ~ ы
Ь ь ’ небыт пус ("soft sign")
Э э e э
Ю ю yu ; when preceded by д, т, з, с, л, or н ю
Я я ya ; when preceded by д, т, з, с, л, or н я
  • 1 Only used in Russian loanwords and names.
  • 2 Silent, but required to distinguish palatalized consonants (/dʲ tʲ zʲ sʲ lʲ n/) from unpalatalized consonants followed by /j/ if followed by a vowel; for example, /zʲo/ and /zjo/ are written -зё- and -зъё-, respectively.

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