Mar 28, 2021
South Sámi: 1
The South Sámi alphabet, or åarjelsaemien gïele aalfabeete in South Sámi!
Things to note:
The letters c, ï, q, w, x, z, ä and ö are also used, but only in foreign loanwords.
The letters æ and ø are used in Norway, while ä and ö are used in Sweden.
And here is the pronunciation of the vowels and consonant/vowel clusters:
Things to note:
The sounds /i/ and /ɨ/ are normally written i, but in dictionaries and other linguistically precise sources use the letter ï for /ɨ/.
Long vowels are written by doubling the letters, e.g. åå = /o:/
Source: https://omniglot.com/writing/southernsami.htm
