Writing System
Võro employs the Latin script, like Estonian and Finnish.
| А /ɑ/ |
B /p/ |
C /t͡s/ |
D /t/ |
E /e/ |
F /f/ |
G /k/ |
H /h/ |
I /i/ |
J /j/ |
K /kk/ |
| L /l/ |
M /m/ |
N /n/ |
O /o/ |
P /pp/ |
Q /ʔ/ |
R /r/ |
S /ss/ |
Š /ʃʃ/ |
T /tt/ |
U /u/ |
| V /v/ |
W /v/ |
Õ /ɤ/ |
Ä /æ/ |
Ö /ø/ |
Ü /y/ |
X /ks/ |
Y /ɨ/ |
Z /s/ |
Ž /ʃ/ |
' /◌ʲ/ |
Most letters (including ä, ö, ü, and õ) denote the same sounds as in Estonian, with a few exceptions. The letter q stands for the glottal stop /ʔ/ and y denotes /ɨ/, a vowel very close to Russian ы or Polish y (from 2005 written õ). The acute accent marks palatalization of consonants (like in Polish): ś, ń, ĺ, t́, ḱ, h́, ḿ, and so on.
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