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SamSka uses the standard 26 letter Roman alphabet, plus three additional letters; '''Å''', '''Ä''', and '''Ö'''. The letters Q, W, X are rare - only used in names and in very recent borrowings. '''Ä''' and '''Ö''' can be substituted with '''Æ''' and '''Ø''' which are considered equally valid substitutes. When '''Å''', '''Ä''' and '''Ö''' may not be easily used or input (for example on primitive computer systems or manual typewriters), they may be substituted with the digraphs '''AA, AE''' and '''OE'''.

The pronunciation of letters in the orthography is often dependent on neighboring letters in the same word. For example the letter '''G''' may be pronounced as /ɡ/ or as /j/ depending on the following vowels. (It is /j/ before '''E,I,Y,Ä''' or '''Ö'''). The length of vowels is marked by the following consonants. Short vowels tend to be followed by a cluster of consonants or a doubled consonant. The same sound may be spelled in more than one way, the choice of letters depends on the etymology of the word and related words. For example short '''E''' /ɛ/ can be spelled in some words with '''e''', in other words with '''ä'''.