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braille Braille (Pronounced: ) is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired, including people who are blind, deafblind or who have low vision. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille displ ...
alphabet used to write Hungarian is based on the international norm for the 26 basic letters of the
Latin script The Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae, in southern ...
. However, the letters for ''q'' and ''z'' have been replaced, to increase the symmetry of the accented letters of the
Hungarian alphabet The Hungarian alphabet () is an extension of the Latin alphabet used for writing the Hungarian language. The alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, with several added variations of letters. The alphabet consists of the 26 letters of the ISO b ...
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Alphabet

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Hungarian alphabet The Hungarian alphabet () is an extension of the Latin alphabet used for writing the Hungarian language. The alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet, with several added variations of letters. The alphabet consists of the 26 letters of the ISO b ...
is: :A Á B C Cs D Dz Dzs E É F G Gy H I Í J K L Ly M N Ny O Ó Ö Ő P (Q) R S Sz T Ty U Ú Ü Ű V (W) (X) (Y) Z Zs The letters that conform to traditional braille are: The accented vowel letters are derived from their base letters through stretching or reflection as follows. The traditional letter for ''q'' (which is not part of the basic Hungarian alphabet) has been reassigned to ''ö'', and an unused pattern has been assigned to ''ü'': This creates the following symmetrical pattern for the umlauted vowels: (''Ä'' is not part of the basic Hungarian alphabet.) The consonant digraphs are derived from their base letters as follows. The traditional letter for ''z'' has been replaced, and is used for a parenthesis. As with the accented vowels, the majority of digraphs are created through reflection: This creates the following pattern among the
sibilant Sibilants are fricative consonants of higher amplitude and pitch, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the teeth. Examples of sibilants are the consonants at the beginning of the English words ''sip'', ''zip'', ''ship'', and ...
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Punctuation

Unlike English or French Braille, Hungarian Braille has separate opening and closing symbols for both parentheses and quotation marks.


Mathematics and computer notation


Roman Numerals

the roman numerals use the capital letters of i, v, x, l, c, m


Formatting


References

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