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Latin Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili[edit | edit source]
English pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Swahili Alphabet | English Sound | Pronunciation Example |
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A a | a | as in car |
E e | e | as in bed |
I i | ee | ee as in wheel |
O o | o | as in off |
U u | oo | oo as in cool |
B b | b | as in bat |
C c | only found H as CH | |
D d | d | as in duck |
F f | f | as in far |
G g | g | as in give |
H h | h | as in hit |
J j | j | as in jump |
K k | k | as in kite |
L l | l | as in lick |
M m | m | as in man |
N n | n | as in not |
P p | p | as in pea |
R r | r | as in rake |
S s | s | as in stop |
T t | t | as in time |
V v | v | as in victory |
W w | w | as in will |
Y y | y | as in you |
Z z | z | as in zoo |
CH ch | ch | ch' as in China |
DH dh | th | th'as in that |
IPA pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Letter | A a | B b | Ch ch | D d | E e | F f | G g | H h | I i | J j | K k | L l | M m | N n | O o | P p | R r | S s | T t | U u | V v | W w | Y y | Z z |
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Name | a | be | che | de | e | ef | ge | he | i | je | ka | el | em | en | o | pe | re | se | te | u | ve | we | ye | ze |
IPA | ɑ | ɓ | t͡ʃ/t͡ʃʰ | ɗ | ɛ | f | ɠ | h | i | ʄ~d͡ʒ | k/kʰ | l | m | n | ɔ | p/pʰ | r | s | t/tʰ | u | v | w | j | z |
Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili[edit | edit source]
Letter | Name | Transliteration |
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ب | bee | b |
پ | pee | p |
ت | tee | t |
ث | thee | th |
ج | jimu | j |
چ | chimu | ch |
ح | hhee | h |
خ | khee | h/kh |
د | dali | d |
ذ | dhali | dh |
ر | ree | r |
ز | zee | z |
س | sini | s |
ش | shini | sh |
ص | sadi | s |
ض | dhadi | dh |
ط | tee | t |
ظ | zee | z |
ع | ayni | ' |
غ | ghayni | gh |
ڠ | gayni | g |
نڠ | ng'ayni | ng' |
ف | fee | f |
ڤ | vee | v |
ق | qafu | q |
ك | kafu | k |
ل | lamu | l |
م | mimu | m |
ن | nuni | n |
ه | hee | h |
و | wau | w |
ي | yee | y |
Videos Alphabet and Pronunciation - Swahili[edit | edit source]