This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Chuvash. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.

Čăvaš latin alfavičĕ/Чӑваш латин алфавичӗ
The Chuvash Latin alphabet

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Latin letter

Cyrillic letter

IPA

1

A a

А а

[a]

2

Ă ă Ӑ ӑ [ə],[o]

3

B b

Б б

[b]

4

C c

Ц ц

[t͡s]

5

Č č

Ч ч

[t͡ɕ]

6

D d

Д д

[d]

7

E e

Е е, Э э

[ɛ]

8

Ĕ ĕ Ӗ ӗ [ɘ],[ø]

9

F f

Ф ф

[f]

10

G g

Г г

[g]

11

H h Х х [χ]

12

I i

И и

[i]

13

J j

Й й

[j]

14

K k

К к

[k]

15

L l

Л л

[l]

16

M m

М м

[m]

17

N n

Н н

[n]

18

O o

О о

[o],[ɔ]

19

P p

П п

[p]

20

R r

Р р

[r]

21

S s

С с

[s]

22 Ś ś Ҫ ҫ [ɕ]
23

Š š

Ш ш

[ʂ]

24

T t

Т т

[t]

25

U u

У у

[u]

26 Ü ü Ӳ ӳ [y]
27

V v

В в

[ʋ]

28 Y y Ы ы [ɯ]
29

Z z

З з

[z]

30

Ž ž

Ж ж

[ʐ]

  - Ъ ъ Ø
  ' Ь ь [ʲ]
There would not be letters q(u), w, x, which would be replaced by k(v), v, ks, respectively.
 

Text example
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Santalăk civĕtrĕ. Časah yur śurĕ. Tavrana šap-šură turĕ. Šyvsem šănsa larčĕś. Kolhozniksem vărmana ĕśleme kajrĕś. Ačasem śunaškasempe yĕltĕrsene jusarĕś. Vĕsem săvansa tăvajkkinče jarănaśśĕ.

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