1 – « Horseshoe » letters

Question 1

በ

Answer 1

be

Question 2

ሰ

Answer 2

se

Question 3

ሸ

Answer 3

še

(she)

Question 4

ለ

Answer 4

le

Question 5

ከ

Answer 5

ke

Question 6

አ

Answer 6

a

(exception, «አ» and «ኣ» have the same pronunciation; the «e» character of this series is «እ»)

Question 7

ጠ

Answer 7

t’e

Question 8

ጨ

Answer 8

c’e

(ch’e)

Question 9

ሐ

Answer 9

ha

(exception: «ሐ» and «ሓ» have the same pronunciation)

Question 10

ቨ

Answer 10

ve

Question 11

ባ

Answer 11

ba

Question 12

ሳ

Answer 12

sa

Question 13

ሻ

Answer 13

ša

(sha)

Question 14

ላ

Answer 14

la

Question 15

ካ

Answer 15

ka

Question 16

ኣ

Answer 16

a

(NB: «አ» and «ኣ» have the same pronunciation, so this character is rarely used)

Question 17

ጣ

Answer 17

t’a

Question 18

ጫ

Answer 18

c’a

(ch’a)

Question 19

ሓ

Answer 19

ha

(NB: «ሐ» and «ሓ» have the same pronunciation, so this character is rarely used)

Question 20

ቫ

Answer 20

va

Question 21

ቤ

Answer 21

bē

Question 22

ሴ

Answer 22

sē

Question 23

ሼ

Answer 23

šē

(shē)

Question 24

ሌ

Answer 24

lē

Question 25

ኬ

Answer 25

kē

Question 26

ኤ

Answer 26

ē

Question 27

ጤ

Answer 27

t’ē

Question 28

ጬ

Answer 28

c’ē

(ch’ē)

Question 29

ሔ

Answer 29

hē

Question 30

ቬ

Answer 30

vē

Question 31

ቢ

Answer 31

bī

Question 32

ሲ

Answer 32

sī

Question 33

ሺ

Answer 33

šī

(shī)

Question 34

ሊ

Answer 34

lī

Question 35

ኪ

Answer 35

kī

Question 36

ኢ

Answer 36

ī

Question 37

ጢ

Answer 37

t’ī

Question 38

ጪ

Answer 38

c’ī

(ch’ī)

Question 39

ሒ

Answer 39

hī

Question 40

ቪ

Answer 40

vī

Question 41

ቦ

Answer 41

bo

Question 42

ሶ

Answer 42

so

Question 43

ሾ

Answer 43

šo

(sho)

Question 44

ኮ

Answer 44

ko

Question 45

ሎ

Answer 45

lo

(this character is an exception in that it has a circle sticking out on the right instead of a long left foot down)

Question 46

ኦ

Answer 46

o

Question 47

ጦ

Answer 47

t’o

Question 48

ጮ

Answer 48

c’o

(ch’o)

Question 49

ሖ

Answer 49

ho

Question 50

ቮ

Answer 50

vo

Question 51

ቡ

Answer 51

bu

Question 52

ሱ

Answer 52

su

Question 53

ሹ

Answer 53

šu

(shu)

Question 54

ሉ

Answer 54

lu

Question 55

ኩ

Answer 55

ku

Question 56

ኡ

Answer 56

u

Question 57

ጡ

Answer 57

t’u

Question 58

ጩ

Answer 58

c’u

(ch’u)

Question 59

ሑ

Answer 59

hu

Question 60

ቩ

Answer 60

vu

Question 61

ብ

Answer 61

b(ı)

Question 62

ስ

Answer 62

s(ı)

Question 63

ሽ

Answer 63

š(ı)

(sh(ı))

Question 64

ል

Answer 64

l(ı)

Question 65

ክ

Answer 65

k(ı)

Question 66

እ

Answer 66

e

(exception: this letter is the «e» form for this series; it does not have a «ı» form)

Question 67

ጥ

Answer 67

t’(ı)

Question 68

ጭ

Answer 68

c’(ı)

(ch’(ı))

Question 69

ሕ

Answer 69

h(ı)

Question 70

ቭ

Answer 70

v(ı)

Question 71

ቧ

Answer 71

bwa

Question 72

ሷ

Answer 72

swa

Question 73

ሿ

Answer 73

šwa

(shwa)

Question 74

ሏ

Answer 74

lwa

Question 75

ኯ

Answer 75

kwa

(note the unique shape of this character)

Question 76

ኧ

Answer 76

wa

(exception:the «teeth» for this letter are added at the top instead of at the bottom)

Question 77

ጧ

Answer 77

t’wa

Question 78

ጯ

Answer 78

c’wa

(ch’wa)

Question 79

ሗ

Answer 79

hwa

Question 80

ቯ

Answer 80

vwa