Gagauz alphabet

The modern Gagauz alphabet, used for the Gagauz language, is a 31-letter Latin alphabet modelled on the Turkish alphabet.

Until 1996,^[1] Gagauz used the Cyrillic script.

Letters

In their standard order, the letters of the Gagauz alphabet are:

A, Ä, B, C, Ç, D, E, Ê, F, G, H, I, İ, J, K, L, M, N, O, Ö, P, R, S, Ş, T, Ţ, U, Ü, V, Y, Z.

Note that dotted and dotless I are separate letters, each with its own uppercase and lowercase form. I is the capital form of ı, and İ is the capital form of i. The Gagauz alphabet has no q, w or x. Instead, those characters are transliterated into Gagauz as k, v and ks.

Sample

Place names: Basarabiya, Komrat, Kişinöv

References

1. (Romanian/Moldovan)(Russian)