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The name of the old letter i in Russian

Asked by John on September 10, 2020

Question

I know that ѣ is called ять, but what is the name for the old letter і?

Answer

Hi John,

There were 2 letters, Russian и was called иже, and i was just called as the modern Russian и.

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