Nigeria is a Link Exchange Member Free Home Pages at GeoCities The Igbo Alphabet There are 36 letters in the Igbo alphabet. There are 8 vowels, 19 consonants, and 9 blends. The Vowels (Udaume) A—sounds like a in `awe' E—sounds like a in `ate' I—sounds like e in `eat' I—sounds like e in `be' and has the stress · O—sounds like o in `sonnet' O—sounds like o in `oat' and has the stress · U—sounds like o in `do' U—sounds like u in `attitude' · The Consonants (Mgbochiume) B D F G H J K L M N _ N—sounds like ñ or `ny' P R S T V W Y Z The Blends (Udamkpi) GB GH KP SH CH GW KW NW NY Last Update: 5/8/1997 Back to Learning Igbo Back to the main page
There are 36 letters in the Igbo alphabet. There are 8 vowels, 19 consonants, and 9 blends.
A—sounds like a in `awe' E—sounds like a in `ate' I—sounds like e in `eat' I—sounds like e in `be' and has the stress · O—sounds like o in `sonnet' O—sounds like o in `oat' and has the stress · U—sounds like o in `do' U—sounds like u in `attitude' ·
B D F G H J K L M N _ N—sounds like ñ or `ny' P R S T V W Y Z
GB GH KP SH CH GW KW NW NY
Last Update: 5/8/1997
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