Alphabets of Africa

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PHONEMES AND ORTHOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS

EXAMPLES

Ihl

b

N

t

Idl

d

/cfe/

J

/k/

k

/g/

g

/kp/

kp

/gb/

gb

/'?/

q

Ill

i

hi

e

N

8

/m/

m

/n/

n

/9/

9

/gm

gm

/a/

/V:/

W

Tones:

Tone is not written.

ALPHABET

/f/

f

/v/

V

/s/

s

N

1

III

r

M

h

M

w

I'll

y

lul

u

lol

hi

a

namga

scorpion

b

buga

baby

d

dagre

quiver

e

ba kpenan

they came back

£

gen

on

1

fiigu

mat

g

gaqu

nail

gb

gbuqte

mushroom

h

haare

compound

1

binde

drum

J

jibe

snake

k

kude

turtle

kp

kpaang

guinea fowl

1

bku

well

m

malqa

maize

n

naagbe

buffalo

D

rjargoga

ants

r)m

gmeeni

okra

ronde

yam

dDde

warthog

q

qiili

horns

r

raaru

pole

s

sumga

plate

t

tode

baobab tree

u

muqu

trap

V

vugu

owl

w

waamgu

monkey

y

yuuga

rat

a b d e t f g gb h
u V w y

i j k kp 1 m n

g gm o 3 q r s t

number of graphemes 28

Alphabets of Afrtea

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Published by UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar (D1<£DA) -
12, Avenue Roume, B.P 3311, Dakar, Senegal

Rhonda L. Hartell isbn : 92-9091-020-3 © unesco 1993

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