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

(this letter is mosty used at the beginning of words where its pronunciation is intermediate between «e» and «ı», almost silent)

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

ኳ

Answer 75

kwa

Question 76

ኧ

Answer 76

ê

(exception:this is a rare, full fledged «e» sound)

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

Question 81

ኸ

Answer 81

he

This letter is used only for this combination, as it none of the three usual letters «h» (ie. «ህ, ሕ, ኅ») have any way to be read «he» (because their basal form is read «ha» instead). As a rule, the only places where this letter ever occurs are the endings of verbs in «h» that are followed by an object, as in «felleghew» ፈለግኸው, «you looked for him».