Like Finnish, Estonian employs the Latin script as the basis for its alphabet, which adds the letters ä, ö, ü, and õ, plus the later additions š and ž. The letters c, q, w, x and y are limited to proper names of foreign origin, and f, z, š, and ž appear in loanwords and foreign names only. Ö and ü are pronounced similarly to their equivalents in Swedish and German. Unlike in standard German but like Finnish and Swedish (when followed by 'r'), Ä is pronounced [æ], as in English mat. The vowels Ä, Ö and Ü are clearly separate phonemes and inherent in Estonian, although the letter shapes come from German. The letter õ denotes /ɤ/, unrounded /o/, or a close-mid back unrounded vowel. It is almost identical to the Bulgarian ъ /ɤ̞/ and the Vietnamese ơ, and is used to transcribe the Russian ы.
Like Finnish , Estonian employs the Latin script as the basis for its alphabet , which adds the letters ä , ö , ü , and õ , plus the later additions š and ž . The letters c , q , w , x and y are limited to proper names of foreign origin , and f , z , š , and ž appear in loanwords and foreign names only . Ö and ü are pronounced similarly to their equivalents in Swedish and German . Unlike in standard German but like Finnish and Swedish ( when followed by ' r ' ) , Ä is pronounced [ æ ] , as in English mat . The vowels Ä , Ö and Ü are clearly separate phonemes and inherent in Estonian , although the letter shapes come from German . The letter õ denotes /ɤ/ , unrounded /o/ , or a close - mid back unrounded vowel . It is almost identical to the Bulgarian ъ /ɤ̞/ and the Vietnamese ơ , and is used to transcribe the Russian ы .
From what script does the Estonian language get its alphabet?
From what script does the Estonian language get its alphabet ?
Latin
Latin