Shona Alphabet

Today I will teach you the Shona alphabet. If you follow everything provided in this page, you will be able to read, write and pronounce the Shona letters quickly and easily. I'm providing the sound so that you can hear the pronunciation of the characters. Shona contains 26 letters (consonants and vowels). Below you will find the letters, the pronunciation and sound.

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

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