Copyright © 2005 Larry Sulky
Stress is even, with optional de-emphasis on "unstressed" syllables. | |||
* = Foreign letter. Only used in foreign (non-Konya) words and names. | |||
Letter | Name | Pronunciation | |
A, a | awi | father or about | |
B, b | * | ebi | bet |
C, c | * | eci | chop |
D, d | * | edi | dip |
E, e | ewi | bet or ait | |
F, f | efi | fan | |
G, g | * | egi | gone |
H, h | * | ehi | heal |
I, i | iwi | machine | |
J, j | * | eji | measure |
K, k | eki | kit | |
L, l | eli | lap | |
M, m | emi | mat | |
N, n | eni | not | |
O, o | owi | vote | |
P, p | epi | pot | |
Q, q | * | eqi | ring |
R, r | * | eri | sorry |
S, s | esi | sad | |
T, t | eti | tad | |
U, u | uwi | zoo | |
V, v | * | evi | vine |
W, w | ufawi | water | |
X, x | exi | shut | |
Y, y | ikawi | yellow | |
Z, z | * | ezi | zip |
Diphthong | |||
ai | mite or ma eat | ||
au | mound or ma oops | ||
Number | Name | ||
0 | tole | ||
1 | mune | ||
2 | xume | ||
3 | sife | ||
4 | koke | ||
5 | fexe | ||
6 | sote | ||
7 | pipe | ||
8 | teme | ||
9 | like |