Alphabet
Script symbols and their phonetic representations
`/¿
Initial question mark
?
Final question mark
_/
/ /
word break
:/.
Sentence break
(/
Paragraph start
)/
Paragraph end
R/!
Initial reverse
</!
Medial reverse
~/̃
/̃/
Medial nasalization
N/̃
/̃/
Final nasalization
ቐ/ba
/bɛ/
Initial ba
ቔ/ba
/bɛ/
Medial ba
ቘ/ba
/bɛ/
Final ba
/r
/r/
Medial r
/r
/r/
Final r
ሎ/n
/n/
Medial n
ሏ/n
/n/
Final n
ሀ/mi
/mi/
Initial mi
ሐ/ma
/mɛ/
Initial ma
ሠ/ni
/ni/
Initial ni
ሰ/na
/nɛ/
Initial na
ቀ/bi
/bi/
Initial bi
በ/di
/di/
Initial d
ተ/da
/dɛ/
Initial da
ኀ/ňi
/ŋi/
Initial ňi
ነ/ňa
/ŋɛ/
Initial ňa
አ/ǧi
/ɟi/
Initial ǧi
ኰ/ǧa
/ɟɛ/
Initial ǧa
ዀ/gi
/gi/
Initial gi
ዐ/ga
/gɛ/
Initial ga
ዠ/vi
/vi/
Initial vi
ደ/va
/vɛ/
Initial va
ጀ/ḅi
/ʙi/
Initial ḅi
ጐ/ḅa
/ʙɛ/
Initial ḅa
ጠ/ri
/ri/
Initial ri
ጰ/ra
/rɛ/
Initial ra
ፀ/qi
/ʔi/
Initial qi
ፐ/qa
/ʔɛ/
Initial qa
፠/ji
/ji/
Initial ji
፰/ja
/jɛ/
Initial ja
ሁ/mu
/mɯ/
mu
ሑ/mo
/mʌ/
Initial mo
ሡ/nu
/nɯ/
Initial nu
ሱ/no
/nʌ/
Initial no
ቁ/bu
/bɯ/
Initial bu
ቑ/bo
/bʌ/
Initial bo
ቡ/du
/dɯ/
Initial du
ቱ/do
/dʌ/
Initial do
ኁ/ňu
/ŋɯ/
Initial ňu
ኑ/ňo
/ŋʌ/
Initial ňo
ኡ/ǧu
/ɟɯ/
Initial ǧu
/ǧo
/ɟʌ/
Initial ǧo
/gu
/gɯ/
Initial gu
ዑ/go
/gʌ/
Initial go
ዡ/vu
/vɯ/
Initial vu
ዱ/vo
/vʌ/
Initial vo
ጁ/ḅu
/ʙɯ/
Initial ḅu
/ḅo
/ʙʌ/
Initial ḅo
ጡ/ru
/rɯ/
Initial ru
ጱ/ro
/rʌ/
Initial ro
ፁ/qu
/ʔɯ/
Initial qu
ፑ/qo
/ʔʌ/
Initial qo
፡/ju
/jɯ/
Initial ju
፱/jo
/jʌ/
Initial jo
ሂ/mii
/miː/
Initial mii
ሒ/maa
/mɛː/
Initial maa
ሢ/nii
/niː/
Initial nii
ሲ/naa
/nɛː/
Initial naa
ቂ/bii
/biː/
Initial bii
ቒ/baa
/bɛː/
Initial baa
ቢ/dii
/diː/
Initial dii
ቲ/daa
/dɛː/
Initial daa
ኂ/ňii
/ŋiː/
Initial ňii
ኒ/ňaa
/ŋɛː/
Initial ňaa
ኢ/ǧii
/ɟiː/
Initial ǧii
ኲ/ǧaa
/ɟɛː/
Initial ǧaa
ዂ/gii
/giː/
Initial gii
ዒ/gaa
/gɛː/
Initial gaa
ዢ/vii
/viː/
Initial vii
ዲ/vaa
/vɛː/
Initial vaa
ጂ/ḅii
/ʙiː/
Initial ḅii
ጒ/ḅaa
/ʙɛː/
Initial ḅaa
ጢ/rii
/riː/
Initial rii
ጲ/raa
/rɛː/
Initial raa
ፂ/qii
/ʔiː/
Initial qii
ፒ/qaa
/ʔɛː/
Initial qaa
።/jii
/jiː/
Initial jii
፲/jaa
/jɛː/
Initial jaa
ሃ/muu
/mɯː/
Initial muu
ሓ/moo
/mʌː/
Initial moo
ሣ/nuu
/nɯː/
Initial nuu
ሳ/noo
/nʌː/
Initial noo
ቃ/buu
/bɯː/
Initial buu
ቓ/boo
/bʌː/
Initial boo
ባ/duu
/dɯː/
Initial duu
ታ/doo
/dʌː/
Initial doo
ኃ/ňuu
/ŋɯː/
Initial ňuu
ና/ňoo
/ŋʌː/
Initial ňoo
ኣ/ǧuu
/ɟɯː/
Initial ǧuu
ኳ/ǧoo
/ɟʌː/
Initial ǧoo
ዃ/guu
/gɯː/
Initial guu
ዓ/goo
/gʌː/
Initial goo
ዣ/vuu
/vɯː/
Initial vuu
ዳ/voo
/vʌː/
Initial voo
ጃ/ḅuu
/ʙɯː/
Initial ḅuu
ጓ/ḅoo
/ʙʌː/
Initial ḅoo
ጣ/ruu
/rɯː/
Initial ruu
ጳ/roo
/rʌː/
Initial roo
ፃ/quu
/ʔɯː/
Initial quu
ፓ/qoo
/ʔʌː/
Initial qoo
፣/juu
/jɯː/
Initial juu
፳/joo
/jʌː/
Initial joo
ሄ/mi
/mi/
Medial mi
ሔ/ma
/mɛ/
Medial ma
ሤ/ni
/ni/
Medial ni
ሴ/na
/nɛ/
Medial na
ቄ/bi
/bi/
Medial bi
ቤ/di
/di/
Medial di
ቴ/da
/dɛ/
Medial da
ኄ/ňi
/ŋi/
Medial ňi
ኔ/ňa
/ŋɛ/
Medial ňa
ኤ/ǧi
/ɟi/
Medial ǧi
ኴ/ǧa
/ɟɛ/
Medial ǧa
ዄ/gi
/gi/
Medial gi
ዔ/ga
/gɛ/
Medial ga
ዤ/vi
/vi/
Medial vi
ዴ/va
/vɛ/
Medial va
ጄ/ḅi
/ʙi/
Medial ḅi
ጔ/ḅa
/ʙɛ/
Medial ḅa
ጤ/ri
/ri/
Medial ri
ጴ/ra
/rɛ/
Medial ra
ፄ/qi
/ʔi/
Medial qi
ፔ/qa
/ʔɛ/
Medial qa
፤/ji
/ji/
Medial ji
፴/ja
/jɛ/
Medial ja
ህ/mu
/mɯ/
Medial mu
ሕ/mo
/mʌ/
Medial mo
ሥ/nu
/nɯ/
Medial nu
ስ/no
/nʌ/
Medial no
ቅ/bu
/bɯ/
Medial bu
ቕ/bo
/bʌ/
Medial bo
ብ/du
/dɯ/
Medial du
ት/do
/dʌ/
Medial do
ኅ/ňu
/ŋɯ/
Medial ňu
ን/ňo
/ŋʌ/
Medial ňo
እ/ǧu
/ɟɯ/
Medial ǧu
ኵ/ǧo
/ɟʌ/
Medial ǧo
ዅ/gu
/gɯ/
Medial gu
ዕ/go
/gʌ/
Medial go
ዥ/vu
/vɯ/
Medial vu
ድ/vo
/vʌ/
Medial vo
ጅ/ḅu
/ʙɯ/
Medial ḅu
ጕ/ḅo
/ʙʌ/
Medial ḅo
ጥ/ru
/rɯ/
Medial ru
ጵ/ro
/rʌ/
Medial ro
ፅ/qu
/ʔɯ/
Medial qu
ፕ/qo
/ʔʌ/
Medial qo
፥/ju
/jɯ/
Medial ju
፵/jo
/jʌ/
Medial jo
ሆ/mii
/miː/
Medial mii
ሖ/maa
/mɛː/
Medial maa
ሦ/nii
/niː/
Medial nii
ሶ/naa
/nɛː/
Medial naa
ቆ/bii
/biː/
Medial bii
ቖ/baa
/bɛː/
Medial baa
ቦ/dii
/diː/
Medial dii
ቶ/daa
/dɛː/
Medial daa
ኆ/ňii
/ŋiː/
Medial ňii
ኖ/ňaa
/ŋɛː/
Medial ňaa
ኦ/ǧii
/ɟiː/
Medial ǧii
/ǧaa
/ɟɛː/
Medial ǧaa
/gii
/giː/
Medial gii
ዖ/gaa
/gɛː/
Medial gaa
ዦ/vii
/viː/
Medial vii
ዶ/vaa
/vɛː/
Medial vaa
ጆ/ḅii
/ʙiː/
Medial ḅii
/ḅaa
/ʙɛː/
Medial ḅaa
ጦ/rii
/riː/
Medial rii
ጶ/raa
/rɛː/
Medial raa
ፆ/qii
/ʔiː/
Medial qii
ፖ/qaa
/ʔɛː/
Medial qaa
፦/jii
/jiː/
Medial jii
፶/jaa
/jɛː/
Medial jaa
ሇ/muu
/mɯː/
Medial muu
ሗ/moo
/mʌː/
Medial moo
ሧ/nuu
/nɯː/
Medial nuu
ሷ/noo
/nʌː/
Medial noo
ቇ/buu
/bɯː/
Medial buu
/boo
/bʌː/
Medial boo
ቧ/duu
/dɯː/
Medial duu
ቷ/doo
/dʌː/
Medial doo
ኇ/ňuu
/ŋɯː/
Medial ňuu
ኗ/ňoo
/ŋʌː/
Medial ňoo
ኧ/ǧuu
/ɟɯː/
Medial ǧuu
/ǧoo
/ɟʌː/
Medial ǧoo
/guu
/gɯː/
Medial guu
/goo
/gʌː/
Medial goo
ዧ/vuu
/vɯː/
Medial vuu
ዷ/voo
/vʌː/
Medial voo
ጇ/ḅuu
/ʙɯː/
Medial ḅuu
/ḅoo
/ʙʌː/
Medial ḅoo
ጧ/ruu
/rɯː/
Medial ruu
ጷ/roo
/rʌː/
Medial roo
ፇ/quu
/ʔɯː/
Medial quu
ፗ/qoo
/ʔʌː/
Medial qoo
፧/juu
/jɯː/
Medial juu
፷/joo
/jʌː/
Medial joo
ለ/mi
/mi/
Final mi
መ/ma
/mɛ/
Final ma
ረ/ni
/ni/
Final ni
ሸ/na
/nɛ/
Final na
ቈ/bi
/bi/
Final bi
ቨ/di
/di/
Final di
ቸ/da
/dɛ/
Final da
ኈ/ňi
/ŋi/
Final ňi
ኘ/ňa
/ŋɛ/
Final ňa
ከ/ǧi
/ɟi/
Final ǧi
ኸ/ǧa
/ɟɛ/
Final ǧa
ወ/gi
/gi/
Final gi
ዘ/ga
/gɛ/
Final ga
የ/vi
/vi/
Final vi
ዸ/va
/vɛ/
Final va
ገ/ḅi
/ʙi/
Final ḅi
ጘ/ḅa
/ʙɛ/
Final ḅa
ጨ/ri
/ri/
Final ri
ጸ/ra
/rɛ/
Final ra
ፈ/qi
/ʔi/
Final qi
ፘ/qa
/ʔɛ/
Final qa
፨/ji
/ji/
Final ji
፸/ja
/jɛ/
Final ja
ሉ/mu
/mɯ/
Final mu
ሙ/mo
/mʌ/
Final mo
ሩ/nu
/nɯ/
Final nu
ሹ/no
/nʌ/
Final no
/bu
/bɯ/
Final bu
/bo
/bʌ/
Final bo
ቩ/du
/dɯ/
Final du
ቹ/do
/dʌ/
Final do
/ňu
/ŋɯ/
Final ňu
ኙ/ňo
/ŋʌ/
Final ňo
ኩ/ǧu
/ɟɯ/
Final ǧu
ኹ/ǧo
/ɟʌ/
Final ǧo
ዉ/gu
/gɯ/
Final gu
ዙ/go
/gʌ/
Final go
ዩ/vu
/vɯ/
Final vu
ዹ/vo
/vʌ/
Final vo
ጉ/ḅu
/ʙɯ/
Final ḅu
ጙ/ḅo
/ʙʌ/
Final ḅo
ጩ/ru
/rɯ/
Final ru
ጹ/ro
/rʌ/
Final ro
ፉ/qu
/ʔɯ/
Final qu
ፙ/qo
/ʔʌ/
Final qo
፩/ju
/jɯ/
Final ju
፹/jo
/jʌ/
Final jo
ሊ/mii
/miː/
Final mii
ሚ/maa
/mɛː/
Final maa
ሪ/nii
/niː/
Final nii
ሺ/naa
/nɛː/
Final naa
ቊ/bii
/biː/
Final bii
ቚ/baa
/bɛː/
Final baa
ቪ/dii
/diː/
Final dii
ቺ/daa
/dɛː/
Final daa
ኊ/ňii
/ŋiː/
Final ňii
ኚ/ňaa
/ŋɛː/
Final ňaa
ኪ/ǧii
/ɟiː/
Final ǧii
ኺ/ǧaa
/ɟɛː/
Final ǧaa
ዊ/gii
/giː/
Final gii
ዚ/gaa
/gɛː/
Final gaa
ዪ/vii
/viː/
Final vii
ዺ/vaa
/vɛː/
Final vaa
ጊ/ḅii
/ʙiː/
Final ḅii
ጚ/ḅaa
/ʙɛː/
Final ḅaa
ጪ/rii
/riː/
Final rii
ጺ/raa
/rɛː/
Final raa
ፊ/qii
/ʔiː/
Final qii
ፚ/qaa
/ʔɛː/
Final qaa
፪/jii
/jiː/
Final jii
፺/jaa
/jɛː/
Final jaa
ላ/muu
/mɯː/
Final muu
ማ/moo
/mʌː/
Final moo
ራ/nuu
/nɯː/
Final nuu
ሻ/noo
/nʌː/
Final noo
ቋ/buu
/bɯː/
Final buu
ቛ/boo
/bʌː/
Final boo
ቫ/duu
/dɯː/
Final duu
ቻ/doo
/dʌː/
Final doo
ኋ/ňuu
/ŋɯː/
Final ňuu
ኛ/ňoo
/ŋʌː/
Final ňoo
ካ/ǧuu
/ɟɯː/
Final ǧuu
ኻ/ǧoo
/ɟʌː/
Final ǧoo
ዋ/guu
/gɯː/
Final guu
ዛ/goo
/gʌː/
Final goo
ያ/vuu
/vɯː/
Final vuu
ዻ/voo
/vʌː/
Final voo
ጋ/ḅuu
/ʙɯː/
Final ḅuu
ጛ/ḅoo
/ʙʌː/
Final ḅoo
ጫ/ruu
/rɯː/
Final ruu
ጻ/roo
/rʌː/
Final roo
ፋ/quu
/ʔɯː/
Final quu
/qoo
/ʔʌː/
Final qoo
፫/juu
/jɯː/
Final juu
፻/joo
/jʌː/
Final joo
ሌ/ṙi
/ʀi/
Initial ṙi
ሜ/ṙu
/ʀɯ/
Initial ṙu
ሬ/ṙii
/ʀiː/
Initial ṙii
ሼ/ṙuu
/ʀɯː/
Initial ṙuu
ቌ/ṙi
/ʀi/
Medial ṙi
ቜ/ṙu
/ʀɯ/
Medial ṙu
ቬ/ṙii
/ʀiː/
Medial ṙii
ቼ/ṙuu
/ʀɯː/
Medial ṙuu
ኌ/ṙi
/ʀi/
Final ṙi
ኜ/ṙu
/ʀɯ/
Final ṙu
ኬ/ṙii
/ʀiː/
Final ṙii
ኼ/ṙuu
/ʀɯː/
Final ṙuu
ዌ/m
/m/
Initial m
ዜ/m
/m/
Medial m
ዬ/m
/m/
Final m
ል/ṙa
/ʀɛ/
Initial ṙa
ም/ṙo
/ʀʌ/
Initial ṙo
ር/ṙaa
/ʀɛː/
Initial ṙaa
ሽ/ṙoo
/ʀʌː/
Initial ṙoo
ቍ/ṙa
/ʀɛ/
Medial ṙa
ቝ/ṙo
/ʀʌ/
Medial ṙo
ቭ/ṙaa
/ʀɛː/
Medial ṙaa
ች/ṙoo
/ʀʌː/
Medial ṙoo
ኍ/ṙa
/ʀɛ/
Final ṙa
ኝ/ṙo
/ʀʌ/
Final ṙo
ክ/ṙaa
/ʀɛː/
Final ṙaa
ኽ/ṙoo
/ʀʌː/
Final ṙoo
ው/b
/b/
Initial b
ዝ/b
/b/
Medial b
ይ/b
/b/
Final b
ጝ/j
/j/
Initial j
ሞ/d
/d/
Medial d
ሮ/ň
/ŋ/
Medial ň
ሾ/ǧ
/ɟ/
Medial ǧ
/g
/g/
Medial g
ቮ/q
/ʔ/
Medial q
ቾ/ṙ
/ʀ/
Medial ṙ
ዎ/v
/v/
Initial v
ዞ/v
/v/
Medial v
ዮ/v
/v/
Final v
ሟ/d
/d/
Final d
ሯ/ň
/ŋ/
Final ň
ሿ/ǧ
/ɟ/
Final ǧ
/g
/g/
Final g
ቯ/q
/ʔ/
Final q
ቿ/ṙ
/ʀ/
Final ṙ
ዏ/ḅ
/ʙ/
Initial ḅ
ዟ/ḅ
/ʙ/
Medial ḅ
ዯ/ḅ
/ʙ/
Final ḅ
᐀/qã
/ʔɛ̃/
qã ligature
ᐁ/õõ
/ʌ̃ː/
õõ ligature
0
/ĩʀ.ĩ.gʌ̃ː/
Numeral zero
1
/gʌn/
Numeral one
2
/ʙĩːʀ/
Numeral two
3
/ʔɛb/
Numeral three
4
/ĩʀ.jĩː/
Numeral four
5
/mrʌn/
Numeral five
6
/dɯːʀ/
Numeral six
7
/ɟɛ̃ːv/
Numeral seven
8
/ʔɯn/
Numeral eight
9
/i.gʌn/
Numeral nine
A
/i.ʙĩːʀ/
Numeral ten / (A) base-16
B
/i.ʔɛb/
Numeral eleven / (B) base-16
C
/i.gĩʀ.jĩː/
Numeral twelve / (C) base-16
D
/i.mrʌn/
Numeral thirteen / (D) base-16
E
/ɯ.dɯːʀ/
Numeral fourteen / (E) base-16
F
/ɯ.ɟɛ̃ːv/
Numeral fifteen / (F) base-16
G
/ʙĩ.jĩnˠ/
Numeral sixteen / (10) base-16 ligature