Sepedi

Northern Sotho language, alphabet and pronunciation


**Change name to Northern Sotho


Northern Sotho (S32)
-       also Pedi


Orthography (cf. Omniglot)
a [ɑ]
b [b]
c [s/k]
d [d]
e [i:]
ê [e:] JW: see Malepe.  These circumflex marks in Omniglot are not long vowels!!!

f [f]
g [x]
h [h]
i [ɪ]
j [dʒ]
k [k]
kg [kx]
kh [kʰ]
l [l]
m [m]
mpš [mpʃ]
my [mʲ ~ mj]
n [n]
ng [ŋ]
ny [ɲ]
o [o]
ô [o(:)]
p [p]
ph [pʰ]
q [k]
r [r]
s [s]
 š [ʃ]
t [t]
th [tʰ]
tl [tɫ]
tlh [tɫʰ]
ts [ts]
tsh [tsh]
tš [tʃ]
tšh [tɕ]
u [ʊ]
w [w]
x [ks]
y [j]
z [z]
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