Alphabets of Africa

KENYA

DURUMA (BANTU E.72D)

PHONEMES AND ORTHOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS

EXAMPLES

/p/

P

/ph/

P'

/b/

b

As/

ts

/tsh/

ts'

A/

t

Ah/

t'

/d/

d

/dz/

dz

/tf/

ch

/W

ch'

/cfe/

J

/k/

k

/kh/

k'

/g/

g

/kp/

kw

Acph/

k'w

/gb/

gw

/i/

i

/£/

e

/m/

m

/mb/

mb

/igv/

mv

/n/

n

/nd/

nd

/nz/

nz

/jv

ny

/pcfe/

nj

/g/

ng

/Qg/

ng'

/r)m/

mw

/rimgb/

ngw

Iff

M
/s/
/z/

ly

M
/P/
/I/
/h/
/w/

/y/

/u/
/o/

/a/

The two levels, high and low, are not represented
in the orthography.

s

z

sh

zh

r

ph

1

h

w

y

ats'a

beshe

chihi

ch'ingo

daba

dzuwa

embe

fumo

g gogo

gw gwashe

h hiha

i izu

j jogolo

k kuch'i

kw kwata

k' k'uk'u

k'w k'wek'we

I lungo
m mazu
mb mbuzi
mvarika
nazi
ndoso
ng ngoma
ngw ngwadu
ng' ng'ombe
nj njira
ny nyuchi
nz nzovu
o ocha
p payu
p' p'anda
ph phalu
r renje
s saa

shambi

tumbi

t'indi

tsere

ts'imba

uha

virahu

wari

yanga

ziya

zhogotilo

mv

nd

zh

point

fish

chair

hide (skin)

kerosene tin

sun

mango

arrow

log

warthog

bundle

banana

cock

mat

kind of thorn

tree

chicken

weeds

woven tray

bananas

goat

female goat

coconut

dream

drum

bitter

ox

path

bee

elephant

roast

papaya

catapult

building pole

pumpkin

clock

antelope

egg

tomato

maize

lion

bow

shoes

pounded maize

rattle

lake

type of bird

ALPHABET

a b ch ch' d dz e f g gw h i j k kw k'
n nd ng ngw ng' nj ny nz o p p' ph r s
V w y z zh

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Alphabets of Africta

edited by Published by UNESCO Regional office in Dakar (DKEDA)

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sh t t' ts ts' u

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