iThis is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Ge'ez. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.
Gəʕəz/ግዕዝ
The Ge'ez Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
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Latin letter |
Ge'ez letter |
IPA |
1 |
A a |
ኣ |
[aː] |
2 |
� � | አ | [�] |
3 |
Ə ə | እ | [ə] |
4 |
B b |
በ |
[b] |
5 |
D d |
ጠ |
[d] |
6 | Ḍ ḍ | ፀ | [ɬʼ] |
7 |
E e |
ኤ |
[eː] |
8 |
F f |
ፈ |
[f] |
9 |
G g |
ገ |
[g] |
10 | Gw gw | ጐ | [gʷ] |
11 | H h | ሀ | [h] |
12 | Ḥ ḥ | ሐ | [ħ] |
13 | ʕ ʕ | ዐ | [ʕ] |
14 | I i | ኢ | [iː] |
15 |
K k |
ከ |
[k] |
16 | Kw kw | ኰ | [kʷ] |
17 |
Ḳ ḳ | ቀ | [kʼ] |
18 | Ḳw ḳw | ቈ | [kʷʼ] |
19 |
L l |
ለ |
[l] |
20 |
M m |
መ |
[m] |
21 |
N n |
ነ |
[n] |
22 |
O o |
ኦ |
[oː] |
23 |
P p |
ፐ |
[p] |
24 | Ṗ ṗ | ጰ | [pʼ] |
25 |
R r |
ረ |
[r] |
26 |
S s |
ሰ |
[s] |
27 | Ṣ ṣ | ጸ | [sʼ] |
28 |
� � |
ሠ |
[ʃ] |
29 |
T t |
ተ |
[t] |
30 | Ṭ ṭ | ጠ | [tʼ] |
31 |
U u |
ኡ |
[uː] |
32 |
W w |
ወ |
[w] |
33 | X x | ኀ |
[χ] |
34 | Xw xw | ኈ | [χʷ] |
35 | Y y | የ | [j] |
36 |
Z z |
ዘ |
[z] |
There would not be letters c, j, q, v. |
Text example
The first sentence of the Book of Enoch
Ḳal� b�r�k�t z�-Henok zak�m� b�rr�k� xəruyan� w�ṣadḳan� ʕəl� h�l�w yəkunu b�ʕəl�t� məndabe l�ʕ�s�slo kwilu ʕəkuyan w�r�siʕan.