Tigrinya-Alphabet
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These (ሀ ሐ ቐ ኸ አ ዐ) Tigrinya sounds are not in the English language; however, a description follows. ሀ and አ are difficult to describe and you shoud consult a Tigrinya speaking persons for their pronunciations. ሐ Is produced like "h" with the constriction of the throat. ኸ Produced in the back of mouth slightly behind where "k" is produced; it is held longer than "k" with more air passing over the tongue. ቀ Is produced in the back of the mouth slightly behind where "k" is produced (same as, ኸ ) with tighter contact between tongue and roof of mouth and a minimal amount of air flow (very short). ዐ Produced with constriction of the pharynx with a throaty sound.
| 1. | ha | hu | hi | ha | hye | h | ho |
| ሀ | ሁ | ሂ | ሃ | ሄ | ህ | ሆ |
| 2. | le | lu | li | la | lye | l | lo |
| ለ | ሉ | ሊ | ላ | ሌ | ል | ሎ |
| 3. | hhe | hhu | hhi | hha | hhye | hh | hho |
| ሐ | ሑ | ሒ | ሓ | ሔ | ሕ | ሖ |
| 4. | me | mu | mi | ma | mye | m | mo |
| መ | ሙ | ሚ | ማ | ሜ | ም | ሞ |
| 5. | re | ru | ri | ra | rye | r | ro |
| ረ | ሩ | ሪ | ራ | ሬ | ር | ሮ |
| 6. | ce | cu | ci | ca | cye | c | co |
| ሰ | ሱ | ሲ | ሳ | ሴ | ስ | ሶ |
| 7. | sche | schu | schi | scha | schye | sch | scho |
| ሸ | ሹ | ሺ | ሻ | ሼ | ሽ | ሾ |
| 8. | cke | cku | cki | cka | ckye | ck | cko |
| ቀ | ቁ | ቂ | ቃ | ቄ | ቅ | ቆ |
| 9. | ckwe | ckwu | ckwi | ckwa | ckwye | ckwh | ckwo |
| ቐ | ቑ | ቒ | ቓ | ቔ | ቕ | ቖ |
| 10. | be | bu | bi | ba | bye | b | bo |
| በ | ቡ | ቢ | ባ | ቤ | ብ | ቦ |
| 11. | te | tu | ti | ta | tye | t | to |
| ተ | ቱ | ቲ | ታ | ቴ | ት | ቶ |
| 12. | tsche | tschu | tschi | tscha | tschye | tschh | tscho |
| ቸ | ቹ | ቺ | ቻ | ቼ | ች | ቾ |
| 13. | ne | nu | ni | na | nye | n | no |
| ነ | ኑ | ኒ | ና | ኔ | ን | ኖ |
| 14. | nje | nju | nji | nja | njye | nj | njo |
| ኘ | ኙ | ኚ | ኛ | ኜ | ኝ | ኞ |
| 15. | e | u | i | a | eye | ih | o |
| አ | ኡ | ኢ | ኣ | ኤ | እ | ኦ |
| 16. | ke | ku | ki | ka | kye | k | ko |
| ከ | ኩ | ኪ | ካ | ኬ | ክ | ኮ |
| 17. | che | chu | chi | cha | chye | ch | cho |
| ኸ | ኹ | ኺ | ኻ | ኼ | ኽ | ኾ |
| 18. | we | wu | wi | wa | wye | w | wo |
| ወ | ዉ | ዊ | ዋ | ዉ | ው | ዎ |
| 19. | aa | uu | ii | aa | iye | i | oo |
| ዐ | ዑ | ዒ | ዓ | ዔ | ዕ | ዖ |
| 20. | se | su | si | sa | ssye | ss | sso |
| ዘ | ዙ | ዚ | ዛ | ዜ | ዝ | ዞ |
| 21. | zsche | zschu | zschi | zscha | zschye | zsch | zscho |
| ዠ | ዡ | ዢ | ዣ | ዤ | ዥ | ዦ |
| 22. | je | ju | ji | ja | jye | j | jo |
| የ | ዩ | ዪ | ያ | ዬ | ይ | ዮ |
| 23. | de | du | di | da | dye | d | do |
| ደ | ዱ | ዲ | ዳ | ዴ | ድ | ዶ |
| 24. | dje | dju | dji | dja | djye | djh | djo |
| ጀ | ጁ | ጂ | ጃ | ጄ | ጅ | ጆ |
| 25. | ge | gu | gi | ga | gye | g | go |
| ገ | ጉ | ጊ | ጋ | ጌ | ግ | ጎ |
| 26. | ttje | ttju | tti | tta | ttye | tth | tto |
| ጠ | ጡ | ጢ | ጣ | ጤ | ጥ | ጦ |
| 27. | ttche | ttchu | ttchi | ttcha | ttchye | ttchh | ttcho |
| ጨ | ጩ | ጪ | ጫ | ጬ | ጭ | ጮ |
| 28. | ppe | ppu | ppi | ppa | ppye | pp | ppo |
| ጰ | ጱ | ጲ | ጳ | ጴ | ጵ | ጶ |
| 29. | tze | tzu | tzi | tza | tzye | tz | tzo |
| ጸ | ጹ | ጺ | ጻ | ጼ | ጽ | ጾ |
| 30. | fe | fu | fi | fa | fye | f | fo |
| ፈ | ፉ | ፊ | ፋ | ፌ | ፍ | ፎ |
| 31. | pe | pu | pi | pa | pye | p | po |
| ፐ | ፑ | ፒ | ፓ | ፔ | ፕ | ፖ |
| 32. | ve | vu | vi | va | vye | v | vo |
| ቨ | ቩ | ቪ | ቫ | ቬ | ቭ | ቮ |
| 33. | ce | cu | ci | ca | cye | c | co |
| ሠ | ሡ | ሢ | ሣ | ሤ | ሥ | ሦ |
| 34. | dsche | dschi | dscha | dschye | dschh | dscho | |
| ዸ | ዺ | ዻ | ዼ | ዽ | ዾ |
| 35. | gje | gju | gji | gja | gye | gjh | gjo |
| ጘ | ጙ | ጚ | ጛ | ጜ | ጝ | ጞ |
| 36. | tze | tzu | tzi | tza | tzye | tz | tzo |
| ፀ | ፁ | ፂ | ፃ | ፄ | ፅ | ፆ |