The Tswefap alphabet
1. Vowels
Tswefap | IPA | Example |
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a | [a] | ntap - shoes |
e | [ɘ] | tse - tree |
eh | [ɛ] | pèh - split |
eu | [ɨ] | mveuk - dog |
ey | [e] | féy - windscreen |
i | [i] | pfi - knife |
o | [o] | mo - fire |
oh | [ɔ] | loh - dream |
u | [u] | su - friend |
2. consonants
Tswefap | IPA | Example |
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ch | [ʃ] | chi - le sol |
f | [f] | fè - la plume |
g | [ɣ] | gòp - parler |
h | [h] | he - donner |
k | [k] | kèlòhk - banane plantain |
kh | [kʰ] | khep - balayer |
kp | [k͡p] | kpeuk - mourir |
l | [l] | làk - l'ananas |
ly | [ly] | lyòh' - l'igname |
m | [m] |
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mb | [ᵐb] |
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n | [n] |
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nd | [ⁿd] |
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nj | [ⁿdʒ] |
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nn | [ŋ] |
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nw | [ŋʷ] |
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ny | [ˈɲ] |
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nz | [ⁿ(d)z] |
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p | [p] |
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pf | [p͡f] |
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gh | [ʁ] |
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s | [s] |
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t | [t] |
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tch | [t͡ʃ] |
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ts | [t͡s] |
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v | [v] |
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w | [w] |
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x | [x] |
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y | [j] |
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zh | [ʒ] |
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ʼ | [ʔ] |
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IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet