BULGARIAN-SPEAKING MUSLIMS (POMAKS)/CONVERSIONS TO ISLAM

Compiled by ALI EMINOV, Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska 68787 USA. Send comments, suggestions, additions to: alemino1@wsc.edu

Notes on Transliteration and Pronunciation

Most Bulgarian letters are pronounced as in English except for the following: Ж, ж (Zh, zh) pronounced s as in treasure; Й, й (J, j) pronounced y as in yes; С, с (S, s) pronounced s as in soon; У, у (U, u) pronounced oo as in broom; X, x (Kh, kh) pronounced ch as in Bach; Ц, ц (C, c) pronounced tz as in quartz; Ч, ч (Č, č) pronounced ch as in church; Ш, ш (Sh, sh) pronounced sh as in should; Щ, щ (Sht, sht) pronounced shed as in washed; Ъ, ъ (Ǔ, ǔ) pronounced u as in urgent; Ю, ю (Ju, ju) pronounced you as in youth (but shorter); Я, я (Ja, ja) pronounced ya as in yard (but shorter).

 

Most Turkish letters are pronounced as in English except for the following: C, c pronounced j as in jam; ğ (soft g) is not pronounced; serves to lengthen slightly the preceding vowel; I, ı pronounced u as in urgent; İ, i pronounced i as in bit; J, j pronounced g as in montage; Ş, ş pronounced sh as in ship. O, o (with umlaut above it) pronounced eu as in peu; U, u (with umlaut above it) pronounced ew as in few; and C, c (with cedilla below it) pronounced ch as in chat.

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