Suwanu Igbo Book Series

Igbo Alphabets and Pronunciations

Igbo for Kids, Learning through Pictures

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A=ah

B=bu

CH=chih

D=dih

E=eh

F=fu

G=gu

GB=gbih

GH=ghee

G=gwuh

H=hih

I=ee

Ị=eeh

J=jeh

K=keh

KP=kpih

KW=kwu

L=lu

M=mu

N=nuh

Ñ=ng

NW=nwuh

NY=nye

O=oh

Ọ=ooh

P=puh

R=rih

S=sih

SH=shih

T-tih

U=oo

Ụ=ooh

V=voo

W=wuh

Y=yih

Z=zih

Igbo Alphabets Phonetics & Words They Start
Mkpowaputa Abịdịị Igbo Na Okwu Ha Bidoro

A/a [ah]
As in Apple
Aziza (Broom)

B/b [bu]
As in bull
Bọọlu (Ball)

CH/ch [chih]
As in chip
Chinchi (Bedburg)

D/d [dih]
As in deep
Dịka - Same

E/e [eh]
As in Egg
Efe - Cloth

Counting in Igbo Language (Ọnụọgụgụ n’Asụsụ Igbo)

0

Zero

Efụ

1

One

Otu

2

Two

Abụọ

3

Three

Atọ

4

Four

Anọ

5

Five

Ịse

6

Six

Ịsii

7

Seven

Asaa

8

Eight

Asatọ

9

Nine

Itọolu

10

Ten

Iri

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