Consonant + vowel

Every consonant × the five vowels — da, de, di, do, du.

A consonant joins each vowel to make a syllable. Read each row right-to-left: the consonant, then Ca, Ce, Ci, Co, Cu. These syllables are the building blocks of words.

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Daali

𞤣𞤢

da

𞤣𞤫

de

𞤣𞤭

di

𞤣𞤮

do

𞤣𞤵

du

𞤂

Laam

𞤤𞤢

la

𞤤𞤫

le

𞤤𞤭

li

𞤤𞤮

lo

𞤤𞤵

lu

𞤃

Miim

𞤥𞤢

ma

𞤥𞤫

me

𞤥𞤭

mi

𞤥𞤮

mo

𞤥𞤵

mu

𞤄

Ba

𞤦𞤢

ba

𞤦𞤫

be

𞤦𞤭

bi

𞤦𞤮

bo

𞤦𞤵

bu

𞤅

Sinnyiiyhe

𞤧𞤢

sa

𞤧𞤫

se

𞤧𞤭

si

𞤧𞤮

so

𞤧𞤵

su

𞤆

Pe

𞤨𞤢

pa

𞤨𞤫

pe

𞤨𞤭

pi

𞤨𞤮

po

𞤨𞤵

pu

𞤇

Bhe

𞤩𞤢

ɓa

𞤩𞤫

ɓe

𞤩𞤭

ɓi

𞤩𞤮

ɓo

𞤩𞤵

ɓu

𞤈

Ra

𞤪𞤢

ra

𞤪𞤫

re

𞤪𞤭

ri

𞤪𞤮

ro

𞤪𞤵

ru

𞤊

Fa

𞤬𞤢

fa

𞤬𞤫

fe

𞤬𞤭

fi

𞤬𞤮

fo

𞤬𞤵

fu

𞤍

Dha

𞤯𞤢

ɗa

𞤯𞤫

ɗe

𞤯𞤭

ɗi

𞤯𞤮

ɗo

𞤯𞤵

ɗu

𞤎

Yhe

𞤰𞤢

ƴa

𞤰𞤫

ƴe

𞤰𞤭

ƴi

𞤰𞤮

ƴo

𞤰𞤵

ƴu

𞤏

Waw

𞤱𞤢

wa

𞤱𞤫

we

𞤱𞤭

wi

𞤱𞤮

wo

𞤱𞤵

wu

𞤐

Nun

𞤲𞤢

na

𞤲𞤫

ne

𞤲𞤭

ni

𞤲𞤮

no

𞤲𞤵

nu

𞤑

Kaf

𞤳𞤢

ka

𞤳𞤫

ke

𞤳𞤭

ki

𞤳𞤮

ko

𞤳𞤵

ku

𞤒

Ya

𞤴𞤢

ya

𞤴𞤫

ye

𞤴𞤭

yi

𞤴𞤮

yo

𞤴𞤵

yu

𞤔

Jiim

𞤶𞤢

ja

𞤶𞤫

je

𞤶𞤭

ji

𞤶𞤮

jo

𞤶𞤵

ju

𞤕

Chi

𞤷𞤢

ca

𞤷𞤫

ce

𞤷𞤭

ci

𞤷𞤮

co

𞤷𞤵

cu

𞤖

Ha

𞤸𞤢

ha

𞤸𞤫

he

𞤸𞤭

hi

𞤸𞤮

ho

𞤸𞤵

hu

𞤗

Qaaf

𞤹𞤢

qa

𞤹𞤫

qe

𞤹𞤭

qi

𞤹𞤮

qo

𞤹𞤵

qu

𞤘

Ga

𞤺𞤢

ga

𞤺𞤫

ge

𞤺𞤭

gi

𞤺𞤮

go

𞤺𞤵

gu

𞤙

Nya

𞤻𞤢

ña

𞤻𞤫

ñe

𞤻𞤭

ñi

𞤻𞤮

ño

𞤻𞤵

ñu

𞤚

Tu

𞤼𞤢

ta

𞤼𞤫

te

𞤼𞤭

ti

𞤼𞤮

to

𞤼𞤵

tu

𞤛

Nha

𞤽𞤢

ŋa

𞤽𞤫

ŋe

𞤽𞤭

ŋi

𞤽𞤮

ŋo

𞤽𞤵

ŋu

Syllable pronunciations are provisional — under review with native speakers.

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