Avar alphabet

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Letter Name IPA value Approx. English sound
А а a father
Б б b boat
В в w wall
Г г g good
Гъ гъ ʁ like Arabic غ
Гь гь h hot
ГI гI ʔ like Arabic ع
Д д d door, but dental
Е е jɛ,ɛ yes at the beginnings of words, elsewhere end
Ё* ё yolk
Ж ж ʒ rouge
З з z zoo
И и i peel
Й й j year
К ка kid
Къ къа qʼ: like Arabic ق, but glottalized
Кь кье tɬʼ: t+Welsh ll+glottal stop
КI кIа kid, but glottalized
Л л l leaf
Лъ лъ ɬ like Welsh ll
М м m moat
Н н n near, but dental
О о ɔ horn
П п pear
Р р r like Spanish r
С с s seat
Т т top, but dental
ТI тI top, but dental and glottalized
У у u pool
Ф ф f food
Х ха χ like German ch
Хъ хъа qʰ: like Arabic ق
Хь хьа ç: like German ich
ХI хIа ħ like Arabic ح
Ц ц ts bits
ЦI цI ts bits glottalized
Ч ч chair
ЧI чI tʃʼ chair glottalized
Ш ша ʃ ship
Щ ща ʃ: fresh shallots
ъ ер _ _
ы* еры ɨ _
ь* ерь _ _
Э э ɛ end
Ю ю ju use
Я я ja yard

Note: letters marked with a * only occur in Russian loan-words.

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