Yugoslav Cyrillic
The Yugoslav Cyrillic script (Chernogorkan: Jugoslavijsko cirilično pismo/Йугославийско цирилично писмо), officially the Reformed Cyrillic Script of 1811 (Reformirano cirilično pismo 1811./Реформирано цирилично писмо 1811.) is one of two official scripts in the Federation of Yugoslavia, predominantly used in Chernozemye and Vostna krajinas of the country. The script was created by Javor Sivkij and Igor Gornij, as well as their students and associates in late 1811. At first it was an attempt at creating a unified script for all south Slavs, but as Gorka used Latin for a substantial amount of time by then, it became the simplified version of existing Cyrillic scripts. Script was recognised by the Diet of Chernozemye as the official script of Chernozemye immediately after establishing independence through the Great Eastern War, on 30th August 1815, entering official use by the end of the year. The script was praised for simplifying unnecessarily complex Old Rite Cyrillic, previously used by the people of Chernozemye. Many principles, such as "one letter, one sound", achieved the simplification which is visible today. It was popularised in the public after Javor Sivkij published "Chronicles of Chernozemye: Stories of the Hills and Forests (Кронике Черноземйа: Приче берд и шум)", a collection of stories and folk tales from the interior of the country, written in the reformed script. The book quickly spread, as national awareness and pan-Slavicism started springing up.
Letters & Reforms
| Letters in Cyrillic | Letters in Latin | Cursive Cyrillic | Names of Letters | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| А а | A a | А а | az | /a/ /ɐ/ |
| Б б | B b | Б б | buki | /b/ |
| Ц ц | C c | Ц ц | ci | /t͡s/ /t͡sʲ/ |
| Ч ч | Č č | Ч ч | červ | /t͡ʃ/ |
| Д д | D d | Д д | dobro | /d/ /dʲ/ |
| Е е | E e | Е е | jest | /e/ /ɛ/ |
| Ѣ ѣ | Ě ě | Ѣ ѣ | jat | /je/ /jɛ/ /ʲe/ /ʲɛ/ /i/ /e/ /ɛ/ |
| Ф ф | F f | Ф ф | fert | /f/ |
| Г г | G g | Г г | glagolj | /g/ |
| Х х | H h | Х х | hjer | /x/ |
| И и | I i | И и | iže | /i/ |
| Й й | J j | Й й | jot | /j/ /ʲ/ |
| К к | K k | К к | kako | /k/ |
| Л л | L l | Л л | ljudije | /l/ /lʲ/ |
| М м | M m | М м | mislite | /m/ /ɱ/ |
| Н н | N n | Н н | naš | /n/ /nʲ/ |
| О о | O o | О о | ot | /o/ /ɔ/ |
| П п | P p | П п | pokoj | /p/ |
| Р р | R r | Р р | erci | /r/ |
| С с | S s | С с | slovo | /s/ |
| Ш ш | Š š | Ш ш | ša | /ʃ/ |
| Т т | T t | Т т | terdo | /t/ /tʲ/ /c/ |
| У у | U u | У у | uk | /u/ |
| В в | V v | В в | vědje | /ʋ/ /ʍ/ |
| З з | Z z | З з | zemja | /z/ |
| Ж ж | Ž ž | Ж ж | žet | /ʒ/ |