n some prefix-root combinations: <i>па<b>д-з</b>емны</i>, <i>а<b>д-ж</b>ыць</i>), or the Belarusian <a href="/wiki/Affricate_consonant" title="Affricate consonant">affricates</a> ⟨дж⟩ and ⟨дз⟩ (e.g., <i>па<b>дз</b>ея</i>, <i><b>дж</b>ала</i>). In some representations of the alphabet, the affricates are included in parentheses after the letter ⟨д⟩, to emphasis their special status, as: ⟨… Дд (ДЖдж ДЗдз) Ее …⟩.</p>
<p>⟨Ў⟩ is not a distinct pho