YORUBA CONSONANTS AND VOWELS

The Consonants And The Vowels

This is the Yoruba Alphabet showing the consonants and the vowels. The Vowels are in the bracket :


(A) B D (E) (Ẹ) F G GB 

H (I) J K L M N (O) (Ọ)

P R S Ṣ T (U) W Y

Now try to read the alphabet :

A /ah/

B /bhe/

D /dhe/

E /a/

Ẹ /hel/

F /fee/

G /gie/

GB /bhee/

H /e/

I /ee/

J /jee/

K /kee/

L /lee/

M /mee/

N /nee/

O /o/

Ọ /hor/

P /pee/

R /re/

S /c/

Ṣ /shee/

T /tee)

U /hoo/

W /wee/

Y /yee/


As you read the alphabet, you will discover that most of the letters ended with /e/  sound. All these letters are 18 in number. They are known as : The Consonants.

The remaining seven letters, that ends with different sounds are known as : The Vowels


These are Yoruba consonants

1. B /bhe/

2. D /dhe/

3. F /fee/

4. G /gie/

5. GB /bhee/

6. H /e/

7. J /jee/

8. K /kee/

9. L /lee/

10. M /mee/

11. N /nee/

12. P /pee/

13. R /re/

14. S /shee/

15. Ṣ <shi:e>

16. T /te/

17. W /wee/

18. Y /yee/

These are Yoruba Vowels

1. A /ah/

2. E /a/

3. Ẹ /hel/

4. I /ee/

5. O /o/

6. Ọ /hor/

7. U /hoo/


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