Language/Xhosa/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
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Hi Polyglots,
Xhosa,also isiXhosa, is a Nguni Bantu language with click consonants and is one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xhosa_language
Here is the pronunciation table:
| Letter | IPA |
|---|---|
| A a | [a] |
| B b | [ɓ] |
| Bh bh | [b̥ʱ] |
| C c | [kǀ] |
| Ch ch | [kǁ] |
| D d | [d̥ʱ] |
| Dl dl | [ɮ̈] |
| Dy dy | [d̠̥ʲʱ] |
| Dz dz | [d̥zʱ] |
| E e | [ɛ~e] |
| F f | [f] |
| G g | [ɡ̊ʱ] |
| Gc gc | [ɡ̊ǀʱ] |
| Gr gr | [ɣ̈] |
| Gq gq | [ɡ̊ǃʱ] |
| Gx gx | [ɡ̊ǁʱ] |
| H h | [h] |
| Hh hh | [ɦ] |
| Hl hl | [ɬ] |
| I i | [I] |
| J j | [d̠̥ʒʱ] |
| K k | [kʼ] |
| Kh kh | [kʰ] |
| Kr kr | [kxʼ] |
| L l | [l] |
| Lh lh | [i̤] |
| M m | [m] |
| Mh mh | [m̤] |
| N n | [n] |
| Nc nc | [ŋǀ] |
| Ng ng | [ŋ] |
| Ngc ngc | [ŋǀʱ] |
| Ngh ngh | [ŋ̈] |
| Ngq ngq | [ŋǃʱ] |
| Ngx ngx | [ŋǁʱ] |
| Nh nh | [n̤] |
| Nkc nkc | [ŋǀˀ] |
| Nkq nkq | [ŋǃˀ] |
| Nkx nkx | [ŋǁˀ] |
| Nq nq | [ŋǃ] |
| Nx nx | [ŋǁ] |
| Ny ny | [n̠ʲ] |
| Nyh nyh | [n̤ʲ] |
| O o | [ɔ~o] |
| P p | [pʼ] |
| Ph ph | [pʰ] |
| Q q | [kǃ] |
| Qh qh | [kǃʰ] |
| R r | [r~r̤] |
| Rh rh | [x] |
| S s | [s] |
| Sh sh | [ʃ] |
| T t | [tʼ] |
| Th th | [tʰ] |
| Ths ths | [tsʰ] |
| Thsh thsh | [t̠ʃʰ] |
| Ts ts | [tsʼ] |
| Tsh tsh | [t̠ʃʼ] |
| Ty ty | [t̠ʲʼ] |
| Tyh tyh | [t̠ʲʰ] |
| U u | [u] |
| V v | [v̤] |
| W w | [w] |
| Wh wh | [w̤] |
| X x | [kǁ] |
| Xh xh | [kǁʰ] |
| Y y | [j] |
| Yh yh | [j̈] |
| Z z | [z̤] |
| Zh zh | [ʒ̈] |
