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Albanian alphabet information


The Albanian alphabet (Albanian: alfabeti shqip) is a variant of the Latin alphabet used to write the Albanian language. It consists of 36 letters:[1]

Capital letters
A B C Ç D Dh E Ë F G Gj H I J K L Ll M N Nj O P Q R Rr S Sh T Th U V X Xh Y Z Zh
Lower case letters
a b c ç d dh e ë f g gj h i j k l ll m n nj o p q r rr s sh t th u v x xh y z zh
IPA value
a b ts d ð e ə f ɡ ɟ h i j k ɫ m n ɲ o p c ɾ r s ʃ t θ u v dz y z ʒ

Note: The vowels are shown in bold.

The letters are named simply by their sounds, followed by ë for consonants (e.g. fë). Listen to the pronunciation of the 36 letters.

  1. ^ Newmark, Hubbard & Prifti 1982, pp. 9–11

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