3 – « Vertical » letters Flashcards
Those letters all have a vertical line in their middle and follow a slightly different pattern
ተ
te
ቸ
če
(che)
ቀ
k’e
ፐ
pe
የ
ye
ነ
ne
ኘ
ňe
(nye)
ኀ
ha
(exception: «ኀ» and «ኃ» have the same pronunciation)
ታ
ta
ቻ
ča
(cha)
ቃ
k’a
ፓ
pa
ያ
ya
ና
na
(this strange shape being an exception to the pattern of having a long foot stretching towards the left)
ኛ
ňa
(nya)
(this strange shape being an exception to the pattern of having a long foot stretching towards the left)
ኃ
ha
(NB: «ኀ» and «ኃ» have the same pronunciation, so this character is rarely used)
ቴ
tē
ቼ
čē
(chē)
ቄ
k’ē
ፔ
pē
ዬ
yē
ኔ
nē
ኜ
ňē
(nyē)
ኄ
hē
ቲ
tī
ቺ
čī
(chī)
ቂ
k’ī
ፒ
pī
ዪ
yī
(note the unique pattern of a little zigzag extending right)
ኒ
nī
ኚ
ňī
(nyī)
ኂ
hī
ቶ
to
ቾ
čo
(cho)
ቆ
k’o
ፖ
po
ዮ
yo
(exception: instead of a round on top, this character has a hook on the right)
ኖ
no
(circle on the top is regular, but note that is added on the irregular shape of «na»)
ኞ
ňo
(nyo)
(circle on the top is regular, but note that is added on the irregular shape of «ňa»)
ኆ
ho
ቱ
tu
ቹ
ču
(chu)
ቁ
k’u
ፑ
pu
ዩ
yu
ኑ
nu
ኙ
ňu
(nyu)
ኁ
hu
ት
t(ı)
ች
č(ı)
(ch(ı))
ቅ
k’(ı)
ፕ
p(ı)
ይ
y(ı)
ን
n(ı)
ኝ
ň(ı)
(ny(ı))
ኅ
h(ı)
ቷ
twa
ቿ
čwa
(chwa)
ቋ
k’wa
ፗ
pwa
ኗ
nwa
(note that the «teeth» are added under the form for «na»)
ኟ
ňwa
(nywa)
(note that the «teeth» are added under the form for «ňa»)
ኋ
hwa