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Pronunciation table

Berber-Latin IRCAM's

Tifinagh
equivalent

Arabic

equivalent

IPA

equivalent

Similar English sound
1 A a أ / ا / َ æ "a" like in the English word bad
2 B b ب β like the Spanish intervocalic "b" or "v"
3 C c ش ʃ the English "sh" in ship
4 Č č (tc) تش t͡ʃ the English "ch" in China
5 D d د / ذ d or ð English "d", and English "th" in this
6 Ḍ ḍ ض ðˤ emphatic "d"
7 E e none ə "a" in (unstressed) attack
8 Ɛ ɛ ( â) ع ʕ like Arabic ع `ayn (no English equivalent)
9 F f ف f like the English "f"
10 G g (گ) ɡ "g" like in the words gate or Greek
11 Ǧ ǧ (dj) (دج) d͡ʒ English "j" like in the words joke and James
12 Ɣ ɣ (gh) غ ɣ like "g" in Spanish haga or Southern Dutch gaan
13 H h هـ h "h" like in hello or high
14 Ḥ ḥ ح ħ like in Arabic Muammad (no English equivalent)
15 I i ي / ِ i English ee like in sheet
16 J j ج ʒ like in confusion or television, French "j" in déjà vu.
17 K k (ک) k English "k"
18 L l ل l or ɫ non-emphatic "L" (like in German or French)
19 M m م m m
20 N n ن n n
21 Q q ق q, qʷ or ɢ like Arabic ق "qaf" (no English equivalent)
22 R r ر r, rˤ like a Spanish or Italian "r"
23 Ř ř ⵔ / ⵍ ر r ~ l A very light "R", pronounced like something between "R" and "L".
24 Ṛ ṛ ر emphatic "r"
25 S s س s s
26 Ṣ ṣ ص emphatic "s"
27 T t ت / ث t or θ English "t", and/or English "th" in three
28 Ṭ ṭ ط emphatic "t"
29 U u و / ُ ʊ English "u" like in put
30 W w وْ w English "w" in water
31 X x خ χ Spanish "j", German / Dutch "ch", Arabic "kh"
32 Y y يْ j English "y" like in yes
33 Z z ز z English "z" in zoo
34 Ẓ ẓ (ژ) emphatic "z"

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