4 – « Round » letters

Question 1

መ

Answer 1

me

Question 2

ሠ

Answer 2

se

Question 3

ወ

Answer 3

we

Question 4

ዐ

Answer 4

a

(exception: «ዐ» and «ዓ» have the same pronunciation)

Question 5

ፀ

Answer 5

ts’e

Question 6

ረ

Answer 6

re

Question 7

ፈ

Answer 7

fe

Question 8

ገ

Answer 8

ge

Question 9

ማ

Answer 9

ma

Question 10

ሣ

Answer 10

sa

Question 11

ዋ

Answer 11

wa

(exception: this character has a long foot in the middle instead of a foot on the right, making it look like «mo»)

Question 12

ዓ

Answer 12

a

(NB: «ዐ» and «ዓ» have the same pronunciation)

Question 13

ፃ

Answer 13

ts’a

Question 14

ራ

Answer 14

ra

(note the unique shape of this character)

Question 15

ፋ

Answer 15

fa

(note the unique shape of this character, and its similarity with «fu»)

Question 16

ጋ

Answer 16

ga

(this letter has a foot extending towards the left as the vertical letters do)

Question 17

ሜ

Answer 17

mē

Question 18

ሤ

Answer 18

sē

Question 19

ዌ

Answer 19

wē

(exception: the foot for this character extends in the middle instead of the right)

Question 20

ዔ

Answer 20

ē

Question 21

ፄ

Answer 21

ts’ē

Question 22

ሬ

Answer 22

rē

Question 23

ፌ

Answer 23

fē

Question 24

ጌ

Answer 24

gē

Question 25

ሚ

Answer 25

mī

Question 26

ሢ

Answer 26

sī

Question 27

ዊ

Answer 27

wī

(exception: the foot for this character extends in the middle instead of the right)

Question 28

ዒ

Answer 28

ī

Question 29

ፂ

Answer 29

ts’ī

Question 30

ሪ

Answer 30

rī

(note the unique shape of this letter, resemling «fī»)

Question 31

ፊ

Answer 31

fī

(note the unique shape of this letter, resembling «rī»)

Question 32

ጊ

Answer 32

gī

Question 33

ሞ

Answer 33

mo

(exception: the foot extends straight towards the middle instead of being on the left, making it look like «wa»)

Question 34

ሦ

Answer 34

so

Question 35

ዎ

Answer 35

wo

Question 36

ዖ

Answer 36

o

Question 37

ፆ

Answer 37

ts’o

Question 38

ሮ

Answer 38

ro

(note: this character has a circle on top, just as the corresponding vertical letters)

Question 39

ፎ

Answer 39

fo

(note: this character has a circle on top, just as the corresponding vertical letters)

Question 40

ጎ

Answer 40

go

(this might be the strangest exception in all of the Ethiopian letters, it is as if «g(ı)» and «go» had exchanged their roles)

Question 41

ሙ

Answer 41

mu

Question 42

ሡ

Answer 42

su

Question 43

ዉ

Answer 43

wu

(note the similarity with «w(ı)»)

Question 44

ዑ

Answer 44

u

Question 45

ፁ

Answer 45

ts’u

Question 46

ሩ

Answer 46

ru

(note the unique shape of this character)

Question 47

ፉ

Answer 47

fu

(note the unique shape of this character, and its similarity with «fa»)

Question 48

ጉ

Answer 48

gu

Question 49

ም

Answer 49

m(ı)

(note the similarity with «mo»)

Question 50

ሥ

Answer 50

s(ı)

Question 51

ው

Answer 51

w(ı)

(note the similarity with «wu»)

Question 52

ዕ

Answer 52

e

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

Question 53

ፅ

Answer 53

ts’(ı)

Question 54

ር

Answer 54

r(ı)

Question 55

ፍ

Answer 55

f(ı)

Question 56

ግ

Answer 56

g(ı)

(this might be the strangest exception in all of the Ethiopian letters, it is as if «g(ı)» and «go» had exchanged their roles)

Question 57

ሟ

Answer 57

mwa

Question 58

ሧ

Answer 58

swa

Question 59

ሯ

Answer 59

rwa

(exception: instead of having «teeth» at the bottom, this character has them on top)

Question 60

ፏ

Answer 60

fwa

Question 61

ጏ

Answer 61

gwa

(exception: this letter instead of having a pair of «teeth» at the bottom, instead mixes the patterns for «ga» and «go»)