Editing Komi language (section)

== Writing system ==
{{main|Komi alphabets}}

[[File:Ulicha.jpg|thumb|A sample of the Komi language words. Upper "Улица Коммунистическая" is in Russian, lower "Коммунистическӧй улича" is in Komi. Both mean "Communist street". This picture was taken in [[Syktyvkar]], the capital of [[Komi Republic]]]]
The [[Old Permic script]] is the first writing system for Komi. It was invented in the 14th century by the missionary [[Stephen of Perm]]. The alphabet resembled medieval [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] and [[Cyrillic]]. The script was also known as Anbur (Komi: {{Script|Perm|𐍐𐍝𐍑𐍣𐍠}}, Анбур), named for the first 2 letters of the script, "''an''" & "''bur''" (𐍐 & 𐍑, respectively). It is no longer in use today, though it has received [[Old Permic (Unicode block)|Unicode]] Support as "Old Permic" in recent times.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everson |first=Michael |date=2012-04-26 |title=Revised proposal for encoding the Old Permic script in the SMP of the UCS |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2012/12137-n4263-permic.pdf}}</ref> The script saw use in Komi-inhabited areas, primarily the [[Great Perm|Principality of Great Perm]] and parts of [[Bjarmaland]].

In the 16th century, this alphabet was replaced by the [[Russian alphabet]] with certain modifications for affricates. In the 1920s, the language was written in the [[Molodtsov alphabet]], which also derived from Cyrillic. In the 1930s, during the [[Latinisation in the Soviet Union]], Komi was briefly written with a version of the [[Latin script]]. Since the 1940s it uses the Russian-based Cyrillic alphabet with the additional letters ''[[І]], і'' and ''[[Ӧ]], ӧ''.
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Komi alphabet (Коми анбур)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Everson |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Everson |date=2012-04-26 |title=Revised proposal for encoding the Old Permic script in the SMP of the UCS |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2012/12137-n4263-permic.pdf |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=unicode.org}}</ref>
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![[Old Permic script|Anbur]]
!Cyrillic
![[Molodtsov alphabet|Cyrillic (Molodtsov)]]!!Latin!!IPA!!Letter name!!Notes
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|{{Script|Perm|𐍐}}
| colspan="2" |А а
| A a || {{IPAslink|a}}|| а ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍑}}
| colspan="2" |Б б
| B b || {{IPAslink|b}}|| бе ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍮}}
| colspan="2" |В в
| V v || {{IPAslink|v}}|| ве ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍒}}
| colspan="2" |Г г
| G g || {{IPAslink|g}}|| ге ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍓}}
| Д д
|Ԁ ԁ
Ԃ ԃ
| D d<br>Ď ď || {{IPAslink|d}}<br>{{IPAslink|ɟ}} before е, ё, и, ю, я, ь || дэ ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍖}}
| Дж дж
|Җ җ|| Dž dž || {{IPAslink|dʒ}}|| дже ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍘}}
| Дз дз
|Ԇ ԇ|| Dź dź || {{IPAslink|dʑ}}|| дзе ||
|-
| -
|Е е
| -
| Je je<br>E e|| {{IPAslink|e}}<br>[je] word-initially and after vowels<br>/e/ after /c, ɟ, ɕ, ʑ, ɲ, ʎ/ || е ||
|-
| -
|Ё ё
| -
| Jo jo
O o
| [jo] word-initially and after vowels<br>/o/ after /c, ɟ, ɕ, ʑ, ɲ, ʎ/ || ё ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍕}}
| colspan="2" |Ж ж
| Ž ž || {{IPAslink|ʒ}}|| же ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍗}}
| З з
|З з
Ԅ ԅ
| Z z<br>Ź ź || {{IPAslink|z}}<br>{{IPAslink|ʑ}} before е, ё, и, ю, я, ь || зэ ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍙}}
| И и
| -|| I i || {{IPAslink|i}}<br>/i/ after /c, ɟ, ɕ, ʑ, ɲ, ʎ/ || небыд и ("soft i") ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍙}}
| colspan="2" |І і
| I i || /i/ after /t, d, s, z, n, l/ || чорыд и ("hard i") || Non-palatalizing form of и.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍙}}
| Й й
|Ј ј|| J j || {{IPAslink|j}}|| дженьыд и ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍚}}
| colspan="2" |К к
| K k || {{IPAslink|k}}|| ка ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍛}}
| Л л
|Л л
Ԉ ԉ
| L l<br>Ľ ľ || {{IPAslink|ɫ}}<br>{{IPAslink|ʎ}} before е, ё, и, ю, я, ь || эл ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍜}}
| colspan="2" |М м
| M m || {{IPAslink|m}}|| эм ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍝}}
| Н н
|Н н
Ԋ ԋ
| N n<br>Ń ń || {{IPAslink|n}}<br>{{IPAslink|ɲ}} before е, ё, и, ю, я, ь || эн ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍩}}
| colspan="2" |О о
-
| O o
-
| {{IPAslink|o}}
/ɔ/
| о
"open o"
|Open "o" is absent in the literary Komi language.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍞}}
| colspan="2" |Ӧ ӧ
| Ö ö || {{IPAslink|ɘ}}|| ӧ ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍟}}
| colspan="2" |П п
| P p || {{IPAslink|p}}|| пе ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍠}}
| colspan="2" |Р р
| R r || {{IPAslink|r}}|| эр ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍡}}
| С с
|С с
Ԍ ԍ
| S s<br>Ś ś || {{IPAslink|s}}<br>{{IPAslink|ɕ}} before е, ё, и, ю, я, ь || эс ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍢}}
| Т т
|Т т
Ԏ ԏ
| T t<br>Ť ť || {{IPAslink|t}}<br>{{IPAslink|c}} before е, ё, и, ю, я, ь || тэ ||
|-
| {{Script|Perm|𐍤}}
| Тш тш
| Щ щ|| Č č || {{IPAslink|tʃ}}|| тше ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍣}}
| colspan="2" |У у
| U u || {{IPAslink|u}}|| у ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍫}}
|Ф ф
| -
| F f || /f/ || эф || In loanwords.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍬}}
|Х х
| -
| H h || /x/ || ха || In loanwords.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍭}}
|Ц ц
| -
| C c || /ts/ || це || In loanwords.
|-
| -
| colspan="2" |Ч ч
| Ć ć || {{IPAslink|tɕ}}|| че ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍥}}
| colspan="2" |Ш ш
| Š š || {{IPAslink|ʃ}}|| ша ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍦}}
|Щ щ
| -
| Šč šč || /ʃtʃ~ʃː/ || ща || In loanwords.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍯}}
| Ъ ъ
| -|| - || - || чорыд пас ("hard sign") || Same usage as Russian.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍨}}
| colspan="2" |Ы ы
| Y y || {{IPAslink|ɨ}}|| ы ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍰}}
| Ь ь
| -|| - || /ʲ/ || небыд пас ("soft sign") || Same usage as Russian.
|-
| -
{{Script|Perm|𐍔}}
| Э э
-
|Ее
| E e
-
| {{IPAslink|e}}
/ɛ/
| э
"open e"
| Non-palatalizing form of "е".
Open "e" is absent in the modern Komi language.
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍳}}
| Ю ю
| -
| Ju ju
U u
| [ju]<br>/u/ after /c, ɟ, ɕ, ʑ, ɲ, ʎ/ || ю ||
|-
|{{Script|Perm|𐍴, 𐍵}}
| Я я
| -
| Ja ja
A a
| [ja]<br>/a/ after /c, ɟ, ɕ, ʑ, ɲ, ʎ/ || я ||
|}

Letters particular to the [[Molodtsov alphabet]] include [[ԁ]], [[Komi Dje|ԃ]], [[Komi Zje|ԅ]], [[Komi Dzje|ԇ]], [[ԉ]], [[ԋ]], [[ԍ]], [[ԏ]], most of which represent palatalized consonants.

{| cellpadding="4" style="font-size:larger; text-align:center;" summary="Thirty-three letters of the Molodtsov alphabet, capital and small"
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| А а || Б б || В в || Г г || [[Ԁ]] ԁ || [[Komi Dje|Ԃ]] ԃ || Е е || Ж ж || Җ җ || З з || [[Komi Zje|Ԅ]] ԅ || [[Komi Dzje|Ԇ]] ԇ ||
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| І і || [[Ј]] ј || К к || Л л || [[Ԉ]] ԉ || М м || Н н || [[Ԋ]] ԋ || О о || Ӧ ӧ || П п || Р р ||
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| С с || [[Ԍ]] ԍ || Т т || [[Ԏ]] ԏ || У у || Ф ф || Х х || Ц ц || Ч ч || Ш ш || Щ щ || Ы ы ||
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