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The first vowel or the Geez vowel as in the English vowel "e" as in red
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Look back at the Tigrinya
alphabet page for the first Tigrinya vowel system. Click here to see the alphabet
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2.The
second vowel or the Kaib vowel as in the English vowel 'u' or
'oo' as in root
(A hyphen ' - 'at the mid of the right
side of the letter)
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Vowels with regular pattern
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Vowels with irregular
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tu |
tufaḥ |
apple |
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river |
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bu |
bun |
coffee |
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fu |
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peanut |
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du |
dur |
forest |
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mu |
muz |
banana |
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3. The
third vowel or the Sals vowel as in the English vowel "i"
pronuonced as "ee" as in feet
(An
underscore ' _ '
at the bottom of the right side of the letter)
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Sample of vowels
with regular pattern
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Vowels with irregular pattern
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tee |
dstee |
dish |
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mee |
lomee |
today |
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bee |
nhbee |
bee |
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hee |
shahee |
tea |
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dee |
deenamo |
dynamo |
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yee |
steyee |
drink
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'tee |
gus'tee |
punch |
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'ee |
bl'ee |
food |
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ree |
'qetree |
mid-day |
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fee |
feedel |
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4. The
fourth vowel or the Rab
vowel as in the English vowel "a" as in rat
(The
right leg of the letter is longer)
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Sample of vowels with regular pattern
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Vowels with regular pattern
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ba |
'seba |
milk |
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ta |
pasta |
pasta |
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da |
dawit |
david |
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'a |
'alem |
world |
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ḥa |
ḥarmaz |
elephant |
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fa |
fadus |
noon |
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wa |
wa'ta |
eritrean
violin |
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ya |
guya |
run |
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na |
natna |
ours |
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qa |
qantsha |
algae |
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ga |
ganta |
team |
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ra |
raǝy |
vision |
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5. The
fifth vowel or the ḥams
vowel pronounced as "ie" (A small circle at the
bottom of the right side of the letter)
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Sample of vowels with
regular pattern
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Sample of vowels with
irregular pattern
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mie |
miela |
method |
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bie |
biet |
home |
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gie |
giega |
mistake
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'tie |
'tiel |
goat |
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6. The
sixth vowel or the Sads
vowel "(ǝ)"
it is silent
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This
is different for every every letter click here for more
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7. The
seventh vowel or the sabǝ vowel
as in the English vowel 'o'
as in pot
(The
left leg of the letter is longer)
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Sample of vowels
with regular pattern
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Sample of vowels
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bo |
abo |
father |
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ho |
nguho |
morning |
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so |
siso |
a
quarter |
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yo |
eeyob |
job
(name) |
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mo |
mogogo |
oven |
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ro |
gororo |
throat |
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'so |
ma'ǝ'so |
door |
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fo |
golfo |
sweater |
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go |
gobo |
mountain |
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'o |
mert'o |
evidence |
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qo |
qobi'ǝ |
hat |
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lo |
lomi |
today |
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no |
nora |
limestone |
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nyo |
spugnyo |
sponge |
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wo |
habwo |
give
him |
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to |
binto |
bridge |
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cho |
chokolata |
chocolate |
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