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Somali
Alphabet -Numeric
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ja | J as in Jeem |
| Xa | Ha voiceless gutteral |
| Kha | Like quaf in Arabic or Loch in Scottish |
| Da | as in dahl or dad |
| Ra | Rolled R sound |
| dh | curl tongue back on it's self |
| C | Arabic 'ayn say aaaa |
| ' | glottal stop |
| A | as in bat |
| E | as in red |
| I | i as in bit |
| U | as in put |
| ii | ee as in feet |
| uu | oo as in fool |
| ay or ey | interchangeable ay as in bay |
| aw or aa | as in cow |
| oo or ow | long o like in show |
| ee | as in feet |
| ah | at end of word = glottal stop |
| q | K tongue draw towards back of throat |
| dh | dh tongue positioned behind upper front teeth |
| j | like ch as in church or j as in jingle |
| ma | possitive interrogation mood classifier |
| afar | four |
| boqol | hundred |