Budukh language

== Orthography ==

== Orthography ==

There are two orthographies for Budukh, and it is beginning to be introduced into schools. The orthography takes the following form:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ufuq-S and Buduq Orthography Development |url=http://www.ufuq.az/Buduq/Buduq_orthography.html}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>

There are two orthographies for Budukh, and it is beginning to be introduced into schools. The orthography takes the following form:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ufuq-S and Buduq Orthography Development |url=http://www.ufuq.az/Buduq/Buduq_orthography.html}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>

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| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |A a

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |Ä ä

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |B b

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |C c

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |Ç ç

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |Ç' ç'

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |D d

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |E e

|- style="text-align:center;"

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ә ә

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |F f

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |G g

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ğ ğ

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ğh ğh

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |H h

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Hh hh

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |X x

|- style="text-align:center;"

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Xh xh

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |I ı

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |İ i

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |J j

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |K k

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |K' k'

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Q q

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Q' q'

|- style="text-align:center;"

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Qh qh

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |L l

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |M m

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |N n

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |O o

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ö ö

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |P p

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |P' p'

|- style="text-align:center;"

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |R r

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |S s

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ş ş

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |T t

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |T' t'

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ts' ts'

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |U u

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Ü ü

|- style="text-align:center;"

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |V v

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Y y

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |Z z

| style="width:3em; padding: 3px;" |'

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The Buduq Picture Dictionary by Adigözəl Hacıyev, published in 2017, uses a slightly different orthography:<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Budad |first1=Adıgözəl |url=https://www.academia.edu/35010417 |title=Buduq picture dictionary 2017 06 14 |last2=Kenneth &quot |last3=Ken&quot |last4=Keyes |first4=C.}}</ref>

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| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |A a

| style="width:3em; text-align:center; padding: 3px;" |A a

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== Grammar ==

== Grammar ==

=== Gender and agreement ===

=== Gender and agreement ===