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| ሐ | [hä] as in hä |
| ኀ | [hä] as in hä |
| ሃ | [ha] as in ha |
| ሓ | [ha] as in ha |
| ኃ | [ha] as in ha |
| ሁ | [hu] as in hu |
| ሑ | [hu] as in hu |
| ኁ | [hu] as in hu |
| ሂ | [hi] as in hi |
| ሒ | [hi] as in hi |
| ኂ | [hi] as in hi |
| ሄ | [he] as in he |
| ሔ | [he] as in he |
| ኄ | [he] as in he |
| ህ | [hə] as in hə |
| ሕ | [hə] as in hə |
| ኅ | [hə] as in hə |
| ሆ | [ho] as in ho |
| ሖ | [ho] as in ho |
| ኆ | [ho] as in ho |
| ለ | [lä] as in lä |
| ሉ | [lu] as in lu |
| ሊ | [li] as in li |
| ላ | [la] as in la |
| ሌ | [le] as in le |
| ል | [lə] as in lə |
| ሎ | [lo] as in lo |
| ሏ | [wa] as in wa |
| መ | [mä] as in mä |
| ሙ | [mu] as in mu |
| ሚ | [mi] as in mi |
| ማ | [ma] as in ma |
| ሜ | [me] as in me |
| ም | [mə] as in mə |
| ሞ | [mo] as in mo |
| ሟ | [ma] as in ma |
| ሠ | [sä] as in sä |
| ሰ | [sä] as in sä |
| ሡ | [su] as in su |
| ሱ | [su] as in su |
| ሢ | [si] as in si |
| ሲ | [si] as in si |
| ሣ | [sa] as in sa |
| ሳ | [sa] as in sa |
| ሤ | [se] as in se |
| ሴ | [se] as in se |
| ሥ | [sə] as in sə |
| ስ | [sə] as in sə |
| ሦ | [so] as in so |
| ሶ | [so] as in so |
| ረ | [rä] as in rä |
| ሩ | [ru] as in ru |
| ሪ | [ri] as in ri |
| ራ | [ra] as in ra |
| ሬ | [re] as in re |
| ር | [rə] as in rə |
| ሮ | [ro] as in ro |
| ሸ | [šä] as in šä |
| ሹ | [šu] as in šu |
| ሺ | [ši] as in ši |
| ሻ | [ša] as in ša |
| ሼ | [še] as in še |
| ሽ | [šə] as in šə |
| ሾ | [šo] as in šo |
| ቀ | [qä] as in qä |
| ቁ | [qu] as in qu |
| ቂ | [qi] as in qi |
| ቃ | [qa] as in qa |
| ቄ | [qe] as in qe |
| ቅ | [qə] as in qə |
| ቆ | [qo] as in qo |
| ቋ | [qwa] as in qwa |
| በ | [bä] as in bä |
| ቡ | [bu] as in bu |
| ቢ | [bi] as in bi |
| ባ | [ba] as in ba |
| ቤ | [be] as in be |
| ብ | [bə] as in bə |
| ቦ | [bo] as in bo |
| ተ | [tä] as in tä |
| ቱ | [tu] as in tu |
| ቲ | [ti] as in ti |
| ታ | [ta] as in ta |
| ቴ | [te] as in te |
| ት | [tə] as in tə |
| ቶ | [to] as in to |
| ቷ | [ta] as in ta |
| ቸ | [čä] as in čä |
| ቹ | [ču] as in ču |
| ቺ | [či] as in či |
| ቻ | [ča] as in ča |
| ቼ | [če] as in če |
| ች | [čə] as in čə |
| ቾ | [čo] as in čo |
| ነ | [nä] as in nä |
| ኑ | [nu] as in nu |
| ኒ | [ni] as in ni |
| ና | [na] as in na |
| ኔ | [ne] as in ne |
| ን | [nə] as in nə |
| ኖ | [no] as in no |
| ኘ | [ñä] as in ñä |
| ኙ | [ñu] as in ñu |
| ኚ | [ñi] as in ñi |
| ኛ | [ña] as in ña |
| ኜ | [ñe] as in ñe |
| ኝ | [ñə] as in ñə |
| ኞ | [ño] as in ño |
| አ | [ʾä] as in ʾä |
| ዐ | [ʾä] as in ʾä |
| ኡ | [ʾu] as in ʾu |
| ዑ | [ʾu] as in ʾu |
| ኢ | [ʾi] as in ʾi |
| ዒ | [ʾi] as in ʾi |
| ኣ | [ʾa] as in ʾa |
| ዓ | [ʾa] as in ʾa |
| ኤ | [ʾe] as in ʾe |
| ዔ | [ʾe] as in ʾe |
| እ | [ʾə] as in ʾə |
| ዕ | [ʾə] as in ʾə |
| ኦ | [ʾo] as in ʾo |
| ዖ | [ʾo] as in ʾo |
| ከ | [kä] as in kä |
| ኩ | [ku] as in ku |
| ኪ | [ki] as in ki |
| ካ | [ka] as in ka |
| ኬ | [ke] as in ke |
| ክ | [kə] as in kə |
| ኮ | [ko] as in ko |
| ኸ | [hä] as in hä |
| ኹ | [hu] as in hu |
| ኺ | [hi] as in hi |
| ኻ | [ha] as in ha |
| ኼ | [he] as in he |
| ኽ | [hə] as in hə |
| ኾ | [ho] as in ho |
| ወ | [wä] as in wä |
| ዊ | [wi] as in wi |
| ዋ | [wa] as in wa |
| ዌ | [we] as in we |
| ው | [wə] as in wə |
| ዉ | [wu] as in wu |
| ዎ | [wo] as in wo |
| ዘ | [zä] as in zä |
| ዙ | [zu] as in zu |
| ዚ | [zi] as in zi |
| ዛ | [za] as in za |
| ዜ | [ze] as in ze |
| ዝ | [zə] as in zə |
| ዞ | [zo] as in zo |
| ዠ | [žä] as in žä |
| ዡ | [žu] as in žu |
| ዢ | [ži] as in ži |
| ዣ | [ža] as in ža |
| ዤ | [že] as in že |
| ዥ | [žə] as in žə |
| ዦ | [žo] as in žo |
| የ | [yä] as in yä |
| ዩ | [yu] as in yu |
| ዪ | [yi] as in yi |
| ያ | [ya] as in ya |
| ዬ | [ye] as in ye |
| ይ | [yə] as in yə |
| ዮ | [yo] as in yo |
| ደ | [dä] as in dä |
| ዱ | [du] as in du |
| ዲ | [di] as in di |
| ዳ | [da] as in da |
| ዴ | [de] as in de |
| ድ | [də] as in də |
| ዶ | [do] as in do |
| ጀ | [ǧä] as in ǧä |
| ጁ | [ǧu] as in ǧu |
| ጂ | [ǧi] as in ǧi |
| ጃ | [ǧa] as in ǧa |
| ጄ | [ǧe] as in ǧe |
| ጅ | [ǧə] as in ǧə |
| ጆ | [ǧo] as in ǧo |
| ገ | [gä] as in gä |
| ጉ | [gu] as in gu |
| ጊ | [gi] as in gi |
| ጋ | [ga] as in ga |
| ጌ | [ge] as in ge |
| ግ | [gə] as in gə |
| ጎ | [go] as in go |
| ጐ | [gu] as in gu |
| ጓ | [gä] as in gä |
| ጠ | [t'ä] as in t'ä |
| ጡ | [t'u] as in t'u |
| ጢ | [t'i] as in t'i |
| ጣ | [t'a] as in t'a |
| ጤ | [t'e] as in t'e |
| ጥ | [t'ə] as in t'ə |
| ጦ | [t'o] as in t'o |
| ጨ | [č'ä] as in č'ä |
| ጩ | [č'u] as in č'u |
| ጪ | [č'i] as in č'i |
| ጫ | [č'a] as in č'a |
| ጬ | [č'e] as in č'e |
| ጭ | [č'ə] as in č'ə |
| ጮ | [č'o] as in č'o |
| ጰ | [p'ä] as in p'ä |
| ጱ | [p'u] as in p'u |
| ጲ | [p'i] as in p'i |
| ጳ | [p'a] as in p'a |
| ጴ | [p'e] as in p'e |
| ጵ | [p'ə] as in p'ə |
| ጶ | [p'o] as in p'o |
| ጸ | [s'ä] as in s'ä |
| ፀ | [s'ä] as in s'ä |
| ጹ | [s'u] as in s'u |
| ፁ | [s'u] as in s'u |
| ጺ | [s'i] as in s'i |
| ፂ | [s'i] as in s'i |
| ጻ | [s'a] as in s'a |
| ፃ | [s'a] as in s'a |
| ጼ | [s'e] as in s'e |
| ፄ | [s'e] as in s'e |
| ጽ | [s'ə] as in s'ə |
| ፅ | [s'ə] as in s'ə |
| ጾ | [s'o] as in s'o |
| ፆ | [s'o] as in s'o |
| ፈ | [fä] as in fä |
| ፉ | [fu] as in fu |
| ፊ | [fi] as in fi |
| ፋ | [fa] as in fa |
| ፌ | [fe] as in fe |
| ፍ | [fə] as in fə |
| ፎ | [fo] as in fo |
| ፐ | [pä] as in pä |
| ፑ | [pu] as in pu |
| ፒ | [pi] as in pi |
| ፓ | [pa] as in pa |
| ፔ | [pe] as in pe |
| ፕ | [pə] as in pə |
| ፖ | [po] as in po |
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