Gibrizlija



    Latin letters Pronunciation Turkish alphabet equivalents

    a u as in up a
    b b b
    ch ch as in chap ç
    d d d
    e e as in egg e
    f f f
    g g as in got g
    h h h
    i i as in in; or indistinct i, ı
    vowel such as e in open
    j j as in jam c
    k k k
    l l l
    m m m
    n n n
    ng ng as in anger -
    ny ny as in canyon -
    o o as in on o
    oe e as in her ö
    p p p
    r r r
    s s as in sad s
    sh sh as in shop ş
    t t t
    u u as in put u
    ue ew as in few ü
    v v v
    y y as in yes y
    z z z
    zh French j as in jour j

For clarity it is proposed that double vowels in Gibrizlija are written simply as aa, ee, ii, oo, ooe (for double oe), uu and uue (for double ue). In Turkish, by contrast, a double vowel is indicated by writing ağ after the vowel to be doubled, eg double aa is written ağ.

Turkish does not have the sounds ng and ny, which are common in Gibrizlija and are also found in other Turkic languages such as Tatar and Turkmen.

The Cypriot Academy’s approach to writing Gibrizlija is illustrated below in the Gibrizlija numbers one to ten:

    1 – bir
    2 – iki
    3 – uech
    4 – doert
    5 – besh
    6 – alti
    7 – yedi
    8 – sekiz
    9 – dokuz
    10 – on

 

 

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