Tyap/Alphabet

Zwunzwuo a̱lyem Tyap ※ Tyap alphabet The Tyap alphabet (Zwunzwuo A̱lyem Tyap ji) formerly had 39 letters, as drafted by the Tyap Literacy Committee (TLC) during the early 1990s: Tyap alphabet: previous basic before 2018 Capital Letters A A̱ B CH CHY D E F G GB GH GHW GHY H I I̱ J JHY K KH KP L M N NG NY O P R S SH SHY T TS U V W Y Z Small letters a a̱ b ch chy d e f g gb gh ghw ghy h i i̱ j jhy k kh kp l m n ng ny o p r s sh shy t ts u v w y z Phonetic value a ə b t͡ʃ t͡ʃʲ d e f g g͡b ɣ ɣʷ ɣʲ h i ɪ d͡ʒ ʒʲ k x k͡p l m n ŋ ɲ o p r s ʃ ʃʲ t t͡s u v w j d͡z However, a current development as of 2018, has the Tyap Basic Alphabetical Chart reduced to 24, as follows: Tyap alphabet: new basic Capital Letters A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W Y Z Small letters a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u w y z The letter "ch" would henceforth be represented by the symbol "c", without the "h". All others remain the same. Phonetic value a b c d e f g h i d͡ʒ k l m n o p r s t u v w j d͡z Pronounce outrightly as : ah bee chee dee eh fee gui he ih gee key lee me nee o pee ree see tee uh vee we ye dzee Some Tyap words associated with the alphabet Letter Name of letter Corresponding sounds as in a á /a, ɑː/ hat, hot b bi /b/bush c ci /tʃ/chair d di /d/ dance e é /ɛ, eː/ pen f fi /f/ file g gi /g/ girl h hi /h/ hiss i í /ɪ, iː/ ill j ji /dʒ/ jug k ki /k/ king l li /l/ louse m mi /m/ man n ni /n/ near o ó /ɔ, oː/ hot, old p pí /p/ peace r ri /r/ rat s si /s/ sun t ti /t/ tank u ú /u/ pull w wi /w/ week y yi /j/ yes z zi /dz/ No English equivalent <<Back to Home page On to the next Lesson>>