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The better question is as to what letters aren't in the Latin alphabet. (The Romans spoke Latin.) Also, which letters were absent relates to how long ago we're talkin'. Since I'm supposing you mean Classical Latin: A B C D E F H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z 'V' was sometimes pronounced like a 'U', but it also served typical 'v' uses, but I was taught to pronounce it like a 'W'. There is no 'J'. They were pronounced as 'I's Other than that, they all made more or less the same sounds. I hope that helps! -Bob Hoss

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It's 'A', since the English alphabet was derived from the Roman alphabet- or Latin alphabet.

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