Faggin–Nazzi alphabet

The Faggin–Nazzi alphabet is an orthographic system proposed to write Friulian, a Romance language spoken in northeastern Italy. The alphabet is named after its creators, Giorgio Faggin and Gianni Nazzi. It was created before the now-standard Friulian orthography developed by Spanish linguist Xavier Lamuela. Today, Faggin–Nazzi is rarely used, also because it uses letters typical of Slavic languages,[1] such as č, which are unfamiliar for most Friulians due to dissimilarity from the Italian alphabet. The alphabet consists of the following letters: A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ (or Ğ ğ), H h, I i, J j, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, X x, Z z.[2][3][4]

Differences from standard orthography

  • C before E or I in standard orthography is spelled as Z
  • Ç in standard orthography is spelled as Č
  • CJ in standard orthography is spelled as ČH
  • Z before E or I in standard orthography is spelled as G
  • The words zâl and za in standard orthography are spelled as ǧâl and ǧa
  • GJ in standard orthography is spelled as G before E or I, and as ǦH elsewhere
  • I between vowels in standard orthography is spelled as J
  • S at the beginning of words and SS in the middle of words in standard orthography are both spelled as Š
  • The digraph ‘S in standard orthography is spelled as X

References

  1. ↑ Coluzzi, Paolo (2007). Minority Language Planning and Micronationalism in Italy: An Analysis of the Situation of Friulian, Cimbrian and Western Lombard with Reference to Spanish Minority Languages. Oxford: Peter Lang. p. 175.
  2. ↑ Nazzi, Gianni (2003). Vocabolario italiano-friulano, friulano-italiano (in Italian). Udine: Clape Culturâl Acuilee.
  3. ↑ "Norme ortografiche della Grafia Faggin-Nazzi". Friûl.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Sarah-Claire (October 27, 2015). "Friulian: Four Things You Never Knew". Alpha Omega Translations. Retrieved November 20, 2018.


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