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Sorbian alphabet

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The alphabet is used for the Sorbian languages, although some letters are used in only one of the two languages (Upper Sorbian and Lower Sorbian).

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An earlier version of the Lower Sorbian alphabet included the use of the letters b́ (or b’), ṕ (or p’), ḿ (or m’), ẃ (or w’) and rarely f́ (or f’) to indicate palatalized labials. These have been replaced by bj, pj, mj, wj, and fj.

Sorbian orthography also includes two digraphs:

The digraph ch follows h in alphabetical order. These letters are used in foreign words and names:

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