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Alphabet Tigrinya
Ethiopic (Ge'ez)
Tigrinya is written in the Ge'ez script (Ethiopic), the same script used for Amharic. Each character represents a consonant-vowel combination (syllable). Tigrinya has 7 vowel orders for each consonant.
Ha Series (ሀ order)
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ሀ | Ha | hä | like 'ha' |
| ሁ | Hu | hu | like 'hoo' |
| ሂ | Hi | hi | like 'hee' |
| ሃ | Haa | ha | like 'hah' |
| ሄ | He | he | like 'hey' |
| ህ | H | h | like 'huh' |
| ሆ | Ho | ho | like 'ho' |
La Series (ለ order)
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ለ | La | lä | like 'la' |
| ሉ | Lu | lu | like 'loo' |
| ሊ | Li | li | like 'lee' |
| ላ | Laa | la | like 'lah' |
| ሌ | Le | le | like 'lay' |
| ል | L | l | like 'luh' |
| ሎ | Lo | lo | like 'lo' |
Ma Series (መ order)
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| መ | Ma | mä | like 'ma' |
| ሙ | Mu | mu | like 'moo' |
| ሚ | Mi | mi | like 'me' |
| ማ | Maa | ma | like 'mah' |
| ሜ | Me | me | like 'may' |
| ም | M | m | like 'muh' |
| ሞ | Mo | mo | like 'mo' |
Sa Series (ሰ order)
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ሰ | Sa | sä | like 'sa' |
| ሱ | Su | su | like 'soo' |
| ሲ | Si | si | like 'see' |
| ሳ | Saa | sa | like 'sah' |
| ሴ | Se | se | like 'say' |
| ስ | S | s | like 'suh' |
| ሶ | So | so | like 'so' |