Alphabets of Africa

NIGERIA

PHONEMES AND ORTHOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS

MWAGHAVUL (SURA) (CHADIC)

EXAMPLES

ivi

p

M

b

/&/

6

N

t

Id/

d

/cT/

cf

fW

c

/^

j

/k/

k

/g/

9

/v

i

/e/

e

fV:/

W

/m/ m

/iV n

/jV ny

/g/ ng

/a/

/f/
M
/s/
/z/
/J/
/Y/

ni

Ixl
M

M

lyl

/u/
/o/

f

V

s
z

sh

gh

1

r
h
w

y

u
o

biika
6ee

cuk

doo

digh+r

lek

feer

gwom

ghil aas

hi

yit

jighir

kaa

laa

mat

nagham

dang

nyam

or

pupwap

reep

saam

shii

tibarna

tughul

vwang

wur

yer

zargong

dog

hat

to divide

with knife

knife

to pour

scorpion

fight

horn

monkey

eggs

goat

eye

quarrel

grandmother

baby

mother

horse

lizard

to be wicked

to shout

fish

girl

sleep

leg

mat

pot

to wash

breast

bird

frog

ALPHABET

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Alphabets of Afrtea

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Published by UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar (D1<£DA)
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Rhonda L. Hartell isbn : 92-9091-020-3 © unesco 1993

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