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The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (from Belarusian: лацінка, BGN/PCGN: latsinka, IPA: [laˈt͡sʲinka]) for the Latin script in general is the common name for writing Belarusian using Latin script. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet and incorporates features of the Polish and Czech alphabets.
The Belarusian alphabet is based on the Cyrillic script and is derived from the alphabet of Old Church Slavonic. It has existed in its modern form since 1918 and has 32 letters. See also Belarusian Latin alphabet and Belarusian Arabic alphabet.
Romanization or Latinization of Belarusian is any system for transliterating written Belarusian from Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet . Standard systems for romanizing Belarusian include:
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First written: 13th century AD. Writing system: Cyrillic and Latin alphabets. Status: official language in Belarus and parts of Poland. Recognised as a minority language in the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Lithuania. Belarusian is closely related to Russian and Ukrainian, and mutually intelligible with them to some extent.
Aug 22, 2003 · This is an introductory article which describes the peculiar features of the Belarusian Cyrillics and Belarusian Lacinka (Latin Script) alphabets. The article includes easy-to-read images for both alphabets.
Sep 30, 2001 · Lacinka is the name of the Belarusian writing system based on Latin alphabet. Although the first known book in Latin appears within the present Belarusian borders in the beginning of the 11th century, writing in Belarus remains predominantly in the Cyrillic script until mid-16th century.
Here, the outstanding linguist Branislaŭ Taraškievič proposed a version of the Belarusian Latin alphabet which broke away from the earlier conventions; for example, instead of digraphs common in Polish (cz, sz), letters with diacritics (č, š) were introduced.
