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| 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 |
| Letter | Name | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |