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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== | | ==Alphabet and Pronunciation== |
| Estonian employs the Latin script as the basis for its alphabet, | | Estonian employs the Latin script as the basis for its alphabet, |
| {{Block indent|and adds the letters ä, ö, ü, and õ, plus the later additions š and ž. }}
| | :and adds the letters ä, ö, ü, and õ, plus the later additions š and ž. |
| {{Block indent|The letters c, q, w, x and y are limited to proper names of foreign origin}}
| | :The letters c, q, w, x and y are limited to proper names of foreign origin |
| {{Block indent|f, z, š, and ž appear in loanwords and foreign names only. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Estonian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_language#Alphabet, accessed 15 March 2021.</ref>}}
| | :f, z, š, and ž appear in loanwords and foreign names only. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Estonian language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_language#Alphabet, accessed 15 March 2021.</ref> |
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| * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_orthography#Alphabet Estonian Alphabet - Wikipedia] | | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonian_orthography#Alphabet Estonian Alphabet - Wikipedia] |