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Bulgarian Transliteration

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Convert Bulgarian Cyrillic to Latin transliteration.

About Bulgarian Transliteration

Bulgarian uses Cyrillic with some letters not found in Russian.

Bulgarian transliteration follows modern Library of Congress standards.

The Bulgarian alphabet has 30 letters.

History

Bulgarian was the first Slavic language to use Cyrillic.

Cyrillic was created at the Preslav Literary School in 893 CE.

Modern Bulgarian Cyrillic was reformed in 1945.

Things You Might Not Know

  • Bulgarian ъ is pronounced like "a" - different from Russian hard sign.
  • Bulgarian uses the letter ѝ (yat) in some words.
  • Multiple scholarly institutions developed different transliteration systems.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many letters are in Bulgarian?
30 letters in the modern Bulgarian alphabet.
Is Bulgarian Cyrillic the same as Russian?
Similar but with differences - Bulgarian has unique letters like ѝ.

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