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g]z
(Ethiopic)
The
Ethiopic Alphabet
By Dr.
Aberra Molla
(በዶ/ር ኣበራ ሞላ)
Ethiopia
has its own ancient
alphabet. According to the beliefs of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church,
Ethiopic or Geez is one of the ancient alphabets and languages. The
first human to use the alphabet is believed to be Henoch of the Old
Testament. Henoch supposedly wrote the Book of Henoch in Ethiopic around
c. 3350 BC.
ሀ He
- as in hurt
ሁ Hu
- as in hood
ሂ Hi
- as in hit
ሃ Ha
- as in hat
ሄ Hie
- as in hen
ህ H
- the "h" sound as in dahlia
ሆ Ho
- as in hot
ሇ Hwo
- as in whole
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0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
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1200 |
ሀ |
ሁ |
ሂ |
ሃ |
ሄ |
ህ |
ሆ |
ሇ |
ለ |
ሉ |
ሊ |
ላ |
ሌ |
ል |
ሎ |
ሏ |
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1210 |
ሐ |
ሑ |
ሒ |
ሓ |
ሔ |
ሕ |
ሖ |
ሗ |
መ |
ሙ |
ሚ |
ማ |
ሜ |
ም |
ሞ |
ሟ |
|
1220 |
ሠ |
ሡ |
ሢ |
ሣ |
ሤ |
ሥ |
ሦ |
ሧ |
ረ |
ሩ |
ሪ |
ራ |
ሬ |
ር |
ሮ |
ሯ |
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1230 |
ሰ |
ሱ |
ሲ |
ሳ |
ሴ |
ስ |
ሶ |
ሷ |
ሸ |
ሹ |
ሺ |
ሻ |
ሼ |
ሽ |
ሾ |
ሿ |
|
1240 |
ቀ |
ቁ |
ቂ |
ቃ |
ቄ |
ቅ |
ቆ |
ቇ |
ቈ |
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ቍ |
ቋ |
ቌ |
ቊ |
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|
1250 |
ቐ |
ቑ |
ቒ |
ቓ |
ቔ |
ቕ |
ቖ |
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ቘ |
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ቝ |
ቛ |
ቜ |
ቚ |
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|
1260 |
በ |
ቡ |
ቢ |
ባ |
ቤ |
ብ |
ቦ |
ቧ |
ቨ |
ቩ |
ቪ |
ቫ |
ቬ |
ቭ |
ቮ |
ቯ |
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1270 |
ተ |
ቱ |
ቲ |
ታ |
ቴ |
ት |
ቶ |
ቷ |
ቸ |
ቹ |
ቺ |
ቻ |
ቼ |
ች |
ቾ |
ቿ |
|
1280 |
ኀ |
ኁ |
ኂ |
ኃ |
ኄ |
ኅ |
ኆ |
ኇ |
ኈ |
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ኊ |
ኋ |
ኌ |
ኍ |
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|
1290 |
ነ |
ኑ |
ኒ |
ና |
ኔ |
ን |
ኖ |
ኗ |
ኘ |
ኙ |
ኚ |
ኛ |
ኜ |
ኝ |
ኞ |
ኟ |
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12A0 |
አ |
ኡ |
ኢ |
ኣ |
ኤ |
እ |
ኦ |
ኧ |
ከ |
ኩ |
ኪ |
ካ |
ኬ |
ክ |
ኮ |
ኯ |
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12B0 |
ኰ |
|
ኲ |
ኳ |
ኴ |
ኵ |
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ኸ |
ኹ |
ኺ |
ኻ |
ኼ |
ኽ |
ኾ |
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12C0 |
ዀ |
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ዂ |
ዃ |
ዄ |
ዅ |
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ወ |
ዉ |
ዊ |
ዋ |
ዌ |
ው |
ዎ |
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12D0 |
ዐ |
ዑ |
ዒ |
ዓ |
ዔ |
ዕ |
ዖ |
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ዘ |
ዙ |
ዚ |
ዛ |
ዜ |
ዝ |
ዞ |
ዟ |
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12E0 |
ዠ |
ዡ |
ዢ |
ዣ |
ዤ |
ዥ |
ዦ |
ዧ |
የ |
ዩ |
ዪ |
ያ |
ዬ |
ይ |
ዮ |
ዯ |
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12F0 |
ደ |
ዱ |
ዲ |
ዳ |
ዴ |
ድ |
ዶ |
ዷ |
ዸ |
ዹ |
ዺ |
ዻ |
ዼ |
ዽ |
ዾ |
ዿ |
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1300 |
ጀ |
ጁ |
ጂ |
ጃ |
ጄ |
ጅ |
ጆ |
ጇ |
ገ |
ጉ |
ጊ |
ጋ |
ጌ |
ግ |
ጎ |
ጏ |
|
1310 |
ጐ |
|
ጒ |
ጓ |
ጔ |
ጕ |
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ጘ |
ጙ |
ጚ |
ጛ |
ጜ |
ጝ |
ጞ |
ጟ |
|
1320 |
ጠ |
ጡ |
ጢ |
ጣ |
ጤ |
ጥ |
ጦ |
ጧ |
ጨ |
ጩ |
ጪ |
ጫ |
ጬ |
ጭ |
ጮ |
ጯ |
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1330 |
ጰ |
ጱ |
ጲ |
ጳ |
ጴ |
ጵ |
ጶ |
ጷ |
ጸ |
ጹ |
ጺ |
ጻ |
ጼ |
ጽ |
ጾ |
ጿ |
|
1340 |
ፀ |
ፁ |
ፂ |
ፃ |
ፄ |
ፅ |
ፆ |
ፇ |
ፈ |
ፉ |
ፊ |
ፋ |
ፌ |
ፍ |
ፎ |
ፏ |
|
1350 |
ፐ |
ፑ |
ፒ |
ፓ |
ፔ |
ፕ |
ፖ |
ፗ |
ፙ |
ፘ |
ፚ |
፟ |
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|
1360 |
፠ |
፡ |
። |
፣ |
፤ |
፥ |
፦ |
፧ |
፨ |
፩ |
፪ |
፫ |
፬ |
፭ |
፮ |
፯ |
|
1370 |
፰ |
፱ |
፲ |
፳ |
፴ |
፵ |
፶ |
፷ |
፸ |
፹ |
፱ |
፻ |
፼ |
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|
1380 |
ᎀ |
ᎁ |
ᎂ |
ᎃ |
ᎄ |
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