Shona Letters

Let's now learn the Shona letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

A a	[aa] as in Alabama
B b	[bee] as in bird
C c	[see] as in cat, ice
D d	[dee] as in day
E e	[ee] as in eat
F f	[ef] as in fly
G g	[gee] as in gold
H h	[haa] as in help
I i	[ie] as in India
J j	[jot] as in yes
K k	[kaa] as in kiss
L l	[el] as in life
M m	[em] as in man
N n	[en] as in nice
O o	[oo] as in old
P p	[pee] as in play
Q q	[kuu] as in quit
R r	[er] as in Romania
S s	[es] as in sea
T t	[tee] as in time
U u	[uu] as in Uzbakistan
V v	[vau] as in very
W w	[wee] as in west
X x	[ex] as in ox
Y y	[y] as in day
Z z	[set] as in Zulu

The above letters in Shona should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Shona, Shona homepage, or Shona Grammar. Shona quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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