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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 (αˆ€ order)

CharacterNameRomanizationPronunciation
αˆ€HahΓ€like 'ha'
ሁHuhulike 'hoo'
αˆ‚Hihilike 'hee'
αˆƒHaahalike 'hah'
αˆ„Hehelike 'hey'
αˆ…Hhlike 'huh'
αˆ†Hoholike 'ho'

La Series (ለ order)

CharacterNameRomanizationPronunciation
ለLalÀlike 'la'
αˆ‰Lululike 'loo'
ሊLililike 'lee'
αˆ‹Laalalike 'lah'
ሌLelelike 'lay'
ልLllike 'luh'
ሎLololike 'lo'

Ma Series (መ order)

CharacterNameRomanizationPronunciation
መMamÀlike 'ma'
αˆ™Mumulike 'moo'
ሚMimilike 'me'
αˆ›Maamalike 'mah'
ሜMemelike 'may'
ምMmlike 'muh'
ሞMomolike 'mo'

Sa Series (ሰ order)

CharacterNameRomanizationPronunciation
ሰSasÀlike 'sa'
ሱSusulike 'soo'
ሲSisilike 'see'
ሳSaasalike 'sah'
ሴSeselike 'say'
ሡSslike 'suh'
ሢSosolike 'so'