User:MykeSoBe/Cyrillic Italian
In an orthography as simple as that of the Italian language, who would ever imagine that Italian couldn't be written in a much simpler form? Why shouldn't we test out the boundaries of the Cyrillic script? Well, Italian orthography is not as simple as it seems, and it has its major inconsistencies. For example, z can imply both a ts or a dz sound, while s can imply both a s and a z sound. But, for the most part, Italian is great written in the Latin script; after all, there are patterns which determine whether, say, you'll pronounce z as ts or dz, as z is usually doubled for the tz sound. Also, writing Italian in Cyrillic would be a great tool for the Slavic ethnic minorities of Italy, or who want to learn Italian.
Л'Aлфабета (The Alphabet)
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Aа Яя Бб Дд Џџ Ее Єе Фф Гг Ии Її Йй Кк Лл Љљ Мм Нн Њњ Оо Ёё Пп Рр Сс Шш Тт Чч Уу Юю Вв Ўў Зз Цц Ѕѕ Ьь
This Cyrillic alphabet takes elements from almost all the major Slavic languages, both Western and Eastern, and combines them to make a simple phonetic approach to Italian orthography. After all, Italian phonology is quite simple among the major languages of Europe and the rest of the world. I know you probably aren't much acquainted with some Cyrillic letters, especially if they're used in a Slavic language besides Russian, so here's a table to break it all down.
| Cyrillic Italian | Latin Italian |
| а | a |
| я | ia |
| б | b |
| д | d |
| џ | g(i/e) |
| е | e |
| є | ie |
| ф | f |
| г | g, gh |
| и | i |
| й | i (long) |
| ї | ii |
| к | c, ch |
| л | l |
| љ | gl |
| м | m |
| н | n |
| њ | gn |
| о | o |
| ё | io |
| п | p |
| р | r |
| с | s |
| ш | sc(i/e) |
| т | t |
| ч | c(i/e) |
| у | u |
| ю | iu |
| ў | u (long) |
| в | v |
| з | s |
| ц | z (ts) |
| ѕ | z (dz) |
| ь | h (by itself, not after c or g) |
Естратти ди тесто (Text extracts)
[edit]Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
[edit]Latin Italian:
- "Tutti gli esseri umani nascono liberi ed eguali in dignità e diritti. Essi sono dotati di ragione e di coscienza e devono agire gli uni verso gli altri in spirito di fratellanza."
Cyrillic Italian:
- "Тутти љи ессери умани насконо либери ед егўали ин дињита' е диритти. Есси соно дотати ди раџоне е ди кошенза е девоно аџире љи уни версо љи алтри ин спирито ди фрателланза."
English:
- "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."
Our Father
[edit]Latin Italian:
- "Padre nostro che sei nei cieli, sia santificato il tuo Nome; venga il tuo regno, sia fatta la tua volontà, come in cielo così in terra. Dacci oggi il nostro pane quotidiano, rimetti a noi i nostri debiti, come noi li rimettiamo ai nostri debitori. E non ci indurre in tentazione, ma liberaci dal male. E così sia."
Cyrillic Italian:
- "Падре ностро ке сей ней чели, сия сантификато ил туо Номе; бенга ил туо рењо, сия фатта ла туа волонта', коме ин чело кози' ин терра. Даччи оџџи ил ностро пане кўотидяно, риметти а ной и ностри дебити, коме ной ли риметтямо аи ностри дебитори. Е нон чи индурре ин тентаѕёне, ма либерачи дал мале. Е кози' сия."
English:
- "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Тhy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen."