ADLaM Consonants
The consonants, including Ι, Ι, Ζ΄, Γ± and Ε.
Daali (d)
d as in day
Laam (l)
l as in leaf
Miim (m)
m as in moon
Ba (b)
b as in boy
Sinnyiiyhe (s)
s as in sun
Pe (p)
p as in pen
Bhe (Ι)
implosive b β air drawn inward
Ra (r)
rolled r, as in Spanish
Fa (f)
f as in fish
Dha (Ι)
implosive d β air drawn inward
Yhe (Ζ΄)
glottalized y β y with a catch in the throat
Waw (w)
w as in water
Nun (n)
n as in net
Kaf (k)
k as in kite
Ya (y)
y as in yes
Jiim (j)
j as in jam
Chi (c)
ch as in chair
Ha (h)
h as in hat
Qaaf (q)
deep k from the back of the throat (Arabic loanwords)
Ga (g)
g as in go
Nya (Γ±)
ny as in canyon
Tu (t)
t as in tea
Nha (Ε)
ng as in sing
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The ADLaM script was created in the late 1980s by two teenage brothers, Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry, to give the Fulfulde language a writing system of its own.
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