N'Ko Consonants
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Interactive Consonant Chart
How to Pronounce
To say the name of a consonant, add the vowel AH to it. For example, B is pronounced "BAH".
N'Ko | Roman | Pronunciation | Example Word | Sound | Audio |
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B | B | BAH | Ba (father) | b | |
P | C | CAH | Ca (to do) | ch | |
T | D | DAH | Da (mouth) | d | |
J | F | FAH | Fa (to kill) | f | |
C | GB | GBAH | Gba (thousand) | gb | |
D | H | HAH | Ha (here) | h | |
R | J | JAH | Ja (lion) | j | |
O | K | KAH | Ka (come) | k | |
L | L | LAH | La (to sleep) | l | |
M | M | MAH | Ma (to hear) | m | |
V | N | NAH | Na (to come) | n | |
H | NY | NYAH | Nya (purpose) | ny | |
W | P | PAH | Pa (to get) | p | |
z | R | RAH | Ra (in/on) | r | |
S | S | SAH | Sa (death) | s | |
G | T | TAH | Ta (to go) | t | |
F | W | WAH | Wa (to come) | w | |
K | Y | YAH | Ya (here) | y |