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1. [Abstract] Moldovan alphabet
2. [Abstract] Dzhe
3. [Abstract] Zhe with breve

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[Up] Dzhe

Dzhe (Џ, џ) is a letter of Vuk Karadžić's Cyrillic alphabet reform, used in Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian to represent a Voiced postalveolar affricate (like the J in English "jump", albeit harder). It corresponds to the digraphs дж or чж or the letters җ, {{Unicode|ҷ}}, or {{Unicode|ӂ}} from some other Cyrillic alphabets and writing systems.

The name Dzhe is actually a provisional designation, as Serbian letters are not named. When spelling is required, it is pronounced as (Dzh). Sometimes, the name Dzherv is used, following the pattern of traditional names such as Cherv for Ч and Djerv or Gjerv for Ђ. In the Latin version of Serbo-Croatian, it is transliterated with the diagraph dž and, like the diagraphs of lj and nj, they have their separate entries and are always placed as a single letter in crosswords and other puzzles.

The origin of the letter Dzhe is the 15th century Romanian Cyrillic alphabet. Serbian scribes began using it in the 17th century.Петар Ђорђић, "Историја српске ћирилице", Београд, 1970, p. 203

[Up] Zhe with breve

Zhe with breve (majuscule:, minuscule:) is a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, created by Soviet linguists for the cyrillization of non-Slavic languages. It is part of the Cyrillic orthographies of the Gagauz and Romanian/Moldovan languages. It corresponds to ğ in the Latin script of Gagauz, and to g in the Latin script of Romanian/Moldovan. In both languages it represents the sound // as in English word jam.

In Serbian and Macedonian, the character Џ is used for the same sound.