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Tigrinya Alphabet
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 (α order)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| α | Ha | hΓ€ | like 'ha' |
| α | Hu | hu | like 'hoo' |
| α | Hi | hi | like 'hee' |
| α | Haa | ha | like 'hah' |
| α | He | he | like 'hey' |
| α | H | h | like 'huh' |
| α | Ho | ho | like 'ho' |
La Series (α order)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| α | La | lΓ€ | like 'la' |
| α | Lu | lu | like 'loo' |
| α | Li | li | like 'lee' |
| α | Laa | la | like 'lah' |
| α | Le | le | like 'lay' |
| α | L | l | like 'luh' |
| α | Lo | lo | like 'lo' |
Ma Series (α order)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| α | Ma | mΓ€ | like 'ma' |
| α | Mu | mu | like 'moo' |
| α | Mi | mi | like 'me' |
| α | Maa | ma | like 'mah' |
| α | Me | me | like 'may' |
| α | M | m | like 'muh' |
| α | Mo | mo | like 'mo' |
Sa Series (α° order)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| α° | Sa | sΓ€ | like 'sa' |
| α± | Su | su | like 'soo' |
| α² | Si | si | like 'see' |
| α³ | Saa | sa | like 'sah' |
| α΄ | Se | se | like 'say' |
| α΅ | S | s | like 'suh' |
| αΆ | So | so | like 'so' |