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Alphabets and Sounds


Aa        Bb        Dd        Ee        Ɛɛ        Ff         Gg        Hh        Ii          Jj          Kk        Ll         Mm    

Nn        Oo       Ɔɔ        Pp        Rr        Ss         Tt         Uu        Vv        Ww      Yy        Zz

 

a…       kp’ɔzi nu          Adna, Ɛlioma

b…       “          “          Baa,  Ɔburuɔma

d…       “          “          Dieli, Agwada

e…       “          “          Ekwunganji, Eze

ɛ…        “          “          Ɛlioma, Ɛrnu

f…        “          “          Nfama, Fnashni

g…       “          “          Guzoru, Nganji

h…       “          “          horo-horo, Ahia

i…        “          “          Iwai, Mini

j…        “          “          ji, Tonji

k…        “          “          kini, Ɔkinima

l…        “          “          Lahna, Ulili

m…      “          “          Mɔnɔ, Mgbechi

n…       “          “          Nene, Nnewn’ɛli

o…       “          “          Okitikpo, Owu

ɔ…        “          “          Wɔrɔma, Ɔnu

p…       “          “          Papam, Opi

r…        “          “          Rumu, Ɔrɔ

s…        “          “          Sambi, Isoro

t…        “          “          Tufiakwa, Ɛtitɛrɛ

u…       “          “          Ubi, Unene

v…        “          “          Vuru, Avukpa

w…       “          “          Watakiri, Iwe

y…        “          “          Yishi, Iyɔrɔ

z…        “          “          Zɔru, Eziokwu

 

*‘k’ replaces ‘c’ and ’q’ wherever they would have been acknowledged in the English language, thus they are practically omitted among independent sounds.

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