Azerbaijani alphabet
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Azerbaijan generally uses two alphabets, which are each variations on more standard alphabets.
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Two Alphabets
Latin Alphabet
A variation on the Latin alphabet has been used officially since 1991.
Aa, Bb, Cc, Çç, Dd, Ee, Əə , Ff, Gg, Ğğ, Hh, Xx, Iı, İi, Jj, Kk, Qq, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Öö, Pp, Rr, Ss, Şş, Tt, Uu, Üü, Vv, Yy, Zz
Cyrillic Alphabet
A variation on the Cyrillic alphabet has been used officially from 1938 to 1991, usage still common.
Аа, Бб, Вв, Гг, Ғғ, Дд, Әә, Жж, Зз, Ии, Ыы, Јј, Кк, Ҝҝ, Лл, Мм, Оо, Өө, Пп, Рр, Сс, Тт, Уу, Үү, Фф, Хх, Һh, Чч, Ҹҹ, Шш, ' (apostrophe)
Transliteration
The Latin and Cyrillic alphabets have a differing sequence of letters. Each Latin character has a corresponding Cyrillic character.
| Azerbaijani Alphabet Transliteration Table | ||
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| Latin Alphabet | Cyrillic Alphabet | English eqivalent |
| A a | А а | art |
| B b | Б б | ban |
| C c | Ҹ ҹ | jam |
| Ç ç | Ч ч | chin |
| D d | Д д | dim |
| E e | Е е | end |
| Ə ə | Ə ə | fat cat |
| F f | Ф ф | fit |
| G g | Ҝ ҝ | give |
| Ğ ğ | Ғ ғ | similar to kh, except as gh |
| H h | Һ һ | hat |
| X x | Х х | loch |
| I ı | Ы ы | i as in Martin |
| İ i | И и | it |
| J j | Ж ж | zh or dèjá vu |
| K k | К к | kin |
| Q q | Г г | gum |
| L l | Л л | lap |
| M m | М м | mom |
| N n | Н н | nap |
| O o | О о | odd |
| Ö ö | Ө ө | world |
| P p | П п | pet |
| R r | Р р | rat |
| S s | С с | son |
| Ş ş | Ш ш | ship |
| T t | Т т | tip |
| U u | У у | put |
| Ü ü | Ү ү | flute |
| V v | В в | van |
| Y y | Ј ј | yet |
| Z z | З з | zip |
Source: azeri.org (http://www.azeri.org/Azeri/az_learn/latin_az_sounds.html)