Albanian alphabet

The Albanian alphabet (Albanian: abetarja shqipe) is a variant of the Latin alphabet used to write the Albanian language. It consists of 36 letters representing all the phonemes of Standard Albanian:[1]

Capital letters
A B C Ç D Dh E Ë F G Gj H I J K L Ll M N Nj O P Q R Rr S Sh T Th U V X Xh Y Z Zh
Lower case letters
a b c ç d dh e ë f g gj h i j k l ll m n nj o p q r rr s sh t th u v x xh y z zh
IPA value
a[2] b ts tʃ d ð e[3] ə f ɡ ɟ[4] h[5] i j k[6] l̪ ɫ m n ɲ o[7] p c[8] ɾ[9] r s ʃ t θ u v dz dʒ y z ʒ

The vowels are shown in bold.

The letters are named simply by their sounds, followed by ë for consonants (e.g. shë). Listenⓘ to the pronunciation of the 36 letters.

  1. ^ Newmark, Hubbard & Prifti 1982, pp. 9–11
  2. ^ Sometimes pronounced as [ɑ] or [ɒ]
  3. ^ Also realised as [ɛ] in some dialects.
  4. ^ May also be affricated as [ɟʝ].
  5. ^ May also be pharyngeal [ħ].
  6. ^ Historically pronounced allophonically as [q].
  7. ^ Also realised as [ɔ] in some dialects.
  8. ^ May also be affricated as [tɕ].
  9. ^ Commonly pronounced as a approximant [ɹ] in northern Gheg dialects.
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