Lezgin alphabets

The Lezgin language has been written in several different alphabets over the course of its history. These alphabets have been based on three scripts: Arabic script, Latin script, and Cyrillic script.

History

Lezgin Cyrillic alphabet of 1911

Until 1928, Lezgin was written Arabic script, which was taught in religious schools. In the early 1920s, it was used in a few secular textbooks.

In parallel with the Arabic alphabet, as alphabet based on Cyrillic compiled by Baron Peter von Uslar in the 1860s was used. In 1911, a slightly modified version of this alphabet was published an a primer[1] used in secular schools.

In 1928, under the Soviet Union's process of Romanization, a Lezgin Latin alphabet was created and this was altered in 1932.

In 1938, as with most other Soviet languages, a new Cyrillic alphabet was created for Lezgin. Changes after its introduction include adding the letter Ё ё and replacing УӀ уӀ with Уь уь. This alphabet is still used in various publications.

Lezgin Arabic alphabet

The Lezgin Arabic alphabet was as follows:

آ ب چ ج ڃ د اه ا
ف گ غ ھ اى اي ک ل
م ن اۊ پ ڢ ۊ ر س
ص ش ت ط او و خ ݤ
څ ز ژ ڗ

Lezgin Latin alphabet 1928–32

The Latin alphabet of 1928–1932's displayed all phonemes in contrast to the current alphabet but did not differentiate aspirated and non-aspirated consonants (k and kʰ, p-pʰ, t-tʰ, q-qʰ, t͡ʃ-t͡ʃʰ, and t͡s-t͡sʰ). The alphabet was as follows:

а b c сс є ç d е
ə f g ƣ h i j k
kk ⱪ l m n о ɵ p
pp p̡ q ꝗ r s ş t
tt t̨ u v x ҳ ӿ y
z ƶ s ss ⱬ '

Lezgin Latin alphabet 1932–38

The first Latin alphabet was changed in 1932. A comparison of the two alphabets follows:

Lezgin Latin alphabets (1928–1938)[2][3]

Lezgin Cyrillic alphabet

There are 54 consonants in Lezgin. Aspiration is not normally indicated in the orthography, despite the fact that it is phonemic. The current Lezgin Cyrillic alphabet is as follows:[4]

А Б В Г Гъ Гь ГӀ Д Е Ё Ж З И Й К Къ Кь КӀ Л М Н О П ПӀ Р С Т ТӀ У Уь Ф Х Хъ Хь XӀ Ц ЦӀ Ч ЧӀ Ш Щ Ъ Ы Ь Э Ю Я
а б в г гъ гь гӀ д е ё ж з и й к къ кь кӀ л м н о п пӀ р с т тӀ у уь ф х хъ хь ц цӀ ч чӀ ш щ ъ ы ь э ю я
А а Б б В в Г г Гъ гъ Гь гь Д д Е е
Ё ё Ж ж З з И и Й й К к Къ къ Кь кь
КӀ кӀ Л л М м Н н О о П п ПӀ пӀ Р р
С с Т т ТӀ тӀ У у Уь уь Ф ф Х х Хъ хъ
Хь хь Ц ц ЦӀ цӀ Ч ч ЧӀ чӀ Ш ш Щ щ Ъ ъ
Ы ы Ь ь Э э Ю ю Я я

Notes:

Comparative table of Lezgin alphabets

Arabic Latin
1932–1938 годов		 Cyrillic IPA
آ A a А а a
ب B в Б б b
و V v В в w/v
گ G g Г г g
غ Ƣ ƣ Гъ гъ ʁ
ھ H h Гь гь h/ʡ
د D d Д д d
اه E e Е е je/e
- - Ё ё
ژ Ƶ ƶ Ж ж ʒ
ز Z z З з z
اى I i И и i
ي J j Й й j
ک K k К к kʰ/k
ڠ Q q Къ къ q
ۊ Ꝗ ꝗ Кь кь q'
گ Ⱪ ⱪ КӀ кӀ k'
ل L l Л л l
م M m М м m
ن N n Н н n
او O o О о o
پ P p П п pʰ/p
ڢ P̡ p̡ ПӀ пӀ p'
ر R r Р р r
س S s С с s
ت T t Т т tʰ/t
ط T̨ t̨ ТӀ тӀ t'
او U u У у u
اۊ Y y Уь уь y
ف F f Ф ф f
خ X x Х х χ
څ Ӿ ӿ Хъ хъ qʰ
ݤ Ҳ ҳ Хь хь x
ص S̷ s̷ Ц ц t͡sʰ/t͡s
ڗ Ⱬ ⱬ ЦӀ цӀ t͡s'
چ C c Ч ч t͡ʃʰ/t͡ʃ
ج Ç ç ЧӀ чӀ t͡ʃ'
ش Ş ş Ш ш ʃ
- - Щ щ -
- - ъ ʡ'
- - Ы ы -
- ь -
اه E e Э э e
- Ю ю ju/y
- Я я ja/æ

References

  1. ↑ Ќу̇ре ჭалан елифарни аҳпа гw æниз қелдаj. Tiflis, 1911.
  2. ↑ Alqcdar a.q. z̨iji lezgi ilifar-ni sifte қeldaj ktab. Mahac-qala, 1928.
  3. ↑ Alqadarskij A.Q. Bukvar. Mahacqala, 1937.
  4. ↑ Талибов Б. Б., Гаджиев М. М. Лезгинско-русский словарь. Moscow, 1966.

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