Yo (Kiril)
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Yo, Jo, atau Io (Ё ё; Italik: Ё ё; pengucapan bahasa Rusia: [jɵ]) adalah huruf dari Alfabet Kiril. Dalam Unicode, huruf ⟨Ё⟩ dinamakan CYRILLIC CAPITAL/SMALL LETTER IO.
Dalam Inggris, huruf Yo diromanisai menggunakan Latin ë (according to the ALA–LC and British Standards), ë (yë word-initially) (BGN/PCGN) or yo/jo (orthographic transcription) for Russian, and as i͡o (ALA–LC), yo (BGN/PCGN), or ë (BSI) for Belarusian. In international systems, Yo is romanized as ë (ISO 9).
It was derived from the Cyrillic letter Ye (Е е).
Pengucapan
- This section describes the pronunciation in Russian and Belarusian. Other languages may have subtle differences.
The letter ⟨ё⟩ is a stressed syllable in the overwhelming majority of Russian and Belarusian words. In Russian, unstressed ⟨ё⟩ occurs only in compound numerals and a few derived terms, wherein it is considered an exception.
It is a so-called iotated vowel. In initial or post-vocalic position, it represents the sounds /jo/, like in 'York'. The same applies if any of ⟨ъ⟩, ⟨ь⟩ precede ⟨ё⟩.
The letter ⟨ё⟩ also indicates the phoneme /o/ together with palatalization of the preceding consonant (if it is possible). No /j/ sound occurs between the consonant and the vowel in this case.
Exact pronunciation of the vowel sound of ⟨ё⟩ can vary because of allophony in Slavic languages. In Russian, it is pronounced [jɵ], with an [ɵ] vowel similar to bird in New Zealand or South African English; see palatalization for some background.