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Amharic Alphabet

The document provides a comprehensive list of the Ge'ez script characters along with their transliterations and approximate English pronunciations. Each character is associated with a specific sound, highlighting both common and rare forms. The document serves as a guide for understanding the phonetic representation of the Ge'ez alphabet.

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Amharic Alphabet

The document provides a comprehensive list of the Ge'ez script characters along with their transliterations and approximate English pronunciations. Each character is associated with a specific sound, highlighting both common and rare forms. The document serves as a guide for understanding the phonetic representation of the Ge'ez alphabet.

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ፊደል Transliteration Pronunciation (English approx.

ሀ ha "h" as in "hat"

ለ la "l" as in "love"

ሐ ha (guttural) Strong "h" (from throat)

መ ma "m" as in "mother"

ሠ sa (rare) "s" as in "sun" (older form)

ረ ra "r" as in "red" (rolled slightly)

ሰ sa "s" as in "sun"

ሸ sha "sh" as in "shoe"

ቀ qa "k" as in "kite" (guttural)

በ ba "b" as in "bat"

ቨ va "v" as in "van"

ተ ta "t" as in "top"

ቸ cha "ch" as in "chat"

ኀ ha (rare) Strong "h" (older form)

ነ na "n" as in "net"

ኘ nya "ny" as in "canyon"

አ a Glottal stop (like "uh-oh")

ከ ka "k" as in "kite"

ኸ kha Guttural "kh" (like "loch")

ወ wa "w" as in "water"
ፊደል Transliteration Pronunciation (English approx.)

ዐ a (rare) Deep glottal (pharyngeal)

ዘ za "z" as in "zebra"

ዠ zha "zh" as in "measure"

የ ya "y" as in "yes"

ደ da "d" as in "dog"

ጀ ja "j" as in "jump"

ገ ga "g" as in "go"

ጠ ta (emphatic) Sharp "t" (heavy tongue press)

ጨ cha (emphatic) Sharp "ch"

ጰ p’a Ejective "p" (popping sound)

ጸ tsa "ts" as in "cats"

ፀ tsa (rare) "ts" (older form)

ፈ fa "f" as in "fun"

ፐ pa "p" as in "pen"

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