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Alphabet and Pronunciation in Hausa
Alphabet and Pronunciation in Hausa

Hello Everyone, 😊

In today's lesson, we are going to explore the fascinating world of Hausa Alphabet and Pronunciation. As you dive into this lesson, you'll discover the unique sounds and characters that make up the Hausa language. But don't stop there! After mastering the alphabet, you can further enhance your Hausa skills by checking out our lessons on Hausa Vocabulary - Adjectives, Hausa Grammar - Indefinite Articles, and Hausa Grammar - Past Participle. Remember, you can always contribute to our learning community by editing the pages if you think they can be improved. Enjoy your journey into the Hausa language! 😃

Hausa Alphabet[edit | edit source]

Consonant phonemes[edit | edit source]

Bilabial Alveolar Post-

alveolar

Dorsal Glottal
front plain round
Nasal m n
Plosive/

Affricate

implosive ɓ ɗ
voiced b d (d)ʒ ɟ ɡ ɡʷ
tenuis t c k ʔ
ejective (t)sʼ (tʃʼ) kʷʼ
Fricative voiced z
tenuis ɸ s ʃ h
Approximant l j; j̰ w
Rhotic r ɽ

Latin Boko[edit | edit source]

Letter A a B b Ɓ ɓ C c D d Ɗ ɗ E e F f G g H h I i J j K k Ƙ ƙ L l M m N n O o R r R̃ r̃ S s Sh sh T t Ts ts U u W w Y y Ƴ ƴ Z z ʼ
IPA /a/ /b/ /ɓ/ /tʃ/ /d/ /ɗ/ /e/ /ɸ/ /ɡ/ /h/ /i/ /(d)ʒ/ /k/ /kʼ/ /l/ /m/ /n/ /o/ /ɽ/ /r/ /s/ /ʃ/ /t/ /(t)sʼ/ /u/ /w/ /j/ /ʔʲ/ /z/ /ʔ/

Arabic Ajami[edit | edit source]

Latin IPA Arabic ajami
a /a/   ـَ‎
a /aː/   ـَا‎
b /b/   ب‎
ɓ /ɓ/   ب‎ (same as b), ٻ‎ (not used in Arabic)
c /tʃ/   ث‎
d /d/   د‎
ɗ /ɗ/   د‎ (same as d), ط‎ (also used for ts)
e /e/   تٜ‎ (not used in Arabic)
e /eː/   تٰٜ‎ (not used in Arabic)
f /ɸ/   ف‎
g /ɡ/   غ‎
h /h/   ه‎
i /i/   ـِ‎
i /iː/   ـِى‎
j /(d)ʒ/   ج‎
k /k/   ك‎
ƙ /kʼ/   ك‎ (same as k), ق‎
l /l/   ل‎
m /m/   م‎
n /n/   ن‎
o /o/   ـُ‎  (same as u)
o /oː/   ـُو‎  (same as u)
r /r/, /ɽ/   ر‎
s /s/   س‎
sh /ʃ/   ش‎
t /t/   ت‎
ts /(t)sʼ/   ط‎ (also used for ɗ), ڟ‎ (not used in Arabic)
u /u/   ـُ‎  (same as o)
u /uː/   ـُو‎  (same as o)
w /w/   و‎
y /j/   ی‎
z /z/   ز‎     ذ‎
ʼ /ʔ/   ع

Hausa Alphabet and Pronunciation Equivalent in Different Languages[edit | edit source]

LETTERS IN

HAUSA

PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH SPEAKERS

PRONUNCIATION

PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS

     
A ah a
B b b
Ɓ B B
C ch tch
D d d
Ɗ D D
E eh e
F f f
G g g
H h r
I ih i
J j dj
K k k
Ƙ K K
L l l
M m m
N n n
O oh o
R r r
Ŕ R R
S s s
SH sh ch
T t t
TS ts ts
Y ih i
Z z z
ʼ aA aA

Video: The Hausa Alphabet[edit | edit source]

Hausa Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]

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