to {ж, з} + н. ст + {л, н} is contracted to с + {л, н}. {п, р} + тн is contracted to {п, р} + н. {с, к} + кн is contracted to {с, к} + н. The most common...

resembles a letter from the Roman alphabet; a total of 12 characters: А, В, Е, І, К, М, Н, О, Р, С, Т, Х). Before 1995, the "Я" character was also used. For some...