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#REDIRECT [[List of Latin-script digraphs#C]]
'''Cz''' is a [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] of the [[Latin alphabet]].


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==Polish==
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In [[Polish language|Polish]], '''cz''' represents {{IPA2|t͡ʂ}}, the [[voiceless retroflex affricate]]. It usually corresponds to [[č]] in other Slavic languages.
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'''cz''' should not be confused with [[ć]] (or c followed by i), termed "soft tch", a [[voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate]] ({{IPA2|t͡ɕ}}).

===Examples of '''cz'''===
{{audio|pl-cześć.ogg|'''cz'''eść}} (''hi, hello'')

Compare '''ć''':<br>
{{audio|pl-być.ogg|by'''ć'''}} (''to be'')<br>
{{audio|Pl-pociąg.ogg|po'''ci'''ąg}} (''train'')

==Kashubian==
In [[Kashubian language|Kashubian]], '''cz''' represents {{IPA2|tʃ}}, the [[voiceless postalveolar affricate]], the same sound as the English ''ch'' in ''church''.

==Other languages==
This digraph was once common across Europe, but has largely been replaced. In [[French language|French]] and [[Catalan language|Catalan]], historical '''cz''' contracted to the [[ligature]] '''[[ç]]''', and represents the sound {{IPA|/s/}}. In [[Hungarian|Hungarian language]] it was formerly used for the sound {{IPA|/ts/}}, which is now written '''c'''.

==See also==
* [[Polish alphabet]]
* [[Polish phonology]]

{{Digraphs}}

[[Category:Digraphs|Cz]]

[[hu:Cz (digráf)]]
[[pl:Cz (dwuznak)]]

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