Ethiopic Alphabet (Fidel)

The Ethiopic script (Fidel) has 33 base characters, each with 7 orders representing vowel sounds. Click any cell to hear the pronunciation (if your browser supports speech synthesis).

Base 1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th
ha
hu
hi
haa
he
h
ho
le
lu
li
la
lee
l
lo
Ha
Hu
Hi
Haa
He
H
Ho
me
mu
mi
ma
mee
m
mo
se
su
si
sa
see
s
so
re
ru
ri
ra
ree
r
ro
se
su
si
sa
see
s
so
she
shu
shi
sha
shee
sh
sho
qe
qu
qi
qa
qee
q
qo
be
bu
bi
ba
bee
b
bo
ve
vu
vi
va
vee
v
vo
te
tu
ti
ta
tee
t
to
che
chu
chi
cha
chee
ch
cho
ne
nu
ni
na
nee
n
no
gne
gnu
gni
gna
gnee
gn
gno
a
u
i
aa
ee
e
o
ke
ku
ki
ka
kee
k
ko
we
wu
wi
wa
wee
w
wo
ze
zu
zi
za
zee
z
zo
ye
yu
yi
ya
yee
y
yo
de
du
di
da
dee
d
do
je
ju
ji
ja
jee
j
jo
ge
gu
gi
ga
gee
g
go
Te
Tu
Ti
Ta
Tee
T
To
Che
Chu
Chi
Cha
Chee
Ch
Cho
tse
tsu
tsi
tsa
tsee
ts
tso
fe
fu
fi
fa
fee
f
fo
pe
pu
pi
pa
pee
p
po

Tip: Each character can be clicked to hear its pronunciation. The 7 orders represent: 1st (e), 2nd (u), 3rd (i), 4th (a), 5th (ee), 6th (schwa), 7th (o).