Vowel Sound Kiswahili Example English Example
a /a/ ajali (accident) as 'a' in after
e /ɛ/ embe (mango) as 'e' in end
i /i/ imba (sing) as 'i' in in
o /o/ ona (see) as 'o' in omit
u /u/ uhuru (freedom) as 'u' in full
Kiswahili has got 25 consonants. The case is like in English, but Kiswahili doesn't have x and q.
Consonant Sound An Example
b /b/ baba (father)
ch /ʧ/ chai (tea)
d /d/ dada (sister)
dh /ð/ dhahabu (gold)
f /f/ funga (close)
g /ɡ/ gari (car/vehicle)
gh /ɣ/ gharama (cost(s))
h /h/ habari (news)
j /ʤ/ jina (name)
k /k/ kula (eat)
l /l/ lala (sleep)
m /m/ mama (mother)
n /n/ nazi (coconut)
ny /ɲ/ nyama (meat)
ng` /ŋ/ ng`ombe (cow)
p /p/ papai (papaya)
r /r/ rafiki (friend)
s /s/ sasa (now)
sh /ʃ/ shati (shirt)
t /t/ taa (lamp)
th /ѳ/ thamani (value)
v /v/ vazi (a dress)
w /w/ watu (people)
y /j/ yai (an egg)
z /z/ zima (switch off)
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