Talk:Latvian alphabet
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[edit] Obsolete / historic letters
I would like to hear more about the letters which are no longer used in Latvian. Here's a relevant article by the way: http://latviansonline.com/index.php/news/article/3302/ — 121.210.52.106 10:40, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- What exactly do you want to know ? Ch and Ŗ represent sounds that are not used in modern Latvian - Ch was loan from German and Ŗ has became allophone of R----Xil...sist! 13:44, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
- Before 1950 (this includes 1930 and 1940) ch was used there where these days is used just h. Ch, if used these days, is used as replacement for č, where this letter is not available or not available reliably (email, sms, embedded systems). Many people these days does not recognize difference between r and ŗ (so cannot use ŗ)(although, if there is used ŗ in texts, it dows not damages readability, too much). Letter o in latvian may have 3 pronounciations and ō would reduce ambiguity, however this affects readability more. Also, difference between o and ō (versus uo), usually, is not very significant. -Yyy 14:40, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] O
In present-day Latvian, the letter O is used used for two sounds: the diphthong "uo", and a simple "o", particularly in loan words (e.g. telefons). Can this be information be added, with the necessary IPA pronunciation? — Zalktis 11:26, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
