Wiktionary:About Ngazidja Comorian
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In entries of Ngazidja Comorian words and in translations into Ngazidja Comorian, the spelling used is the official spelling adopted by the Comorian State in 2009.
Letters and marks edit
| Letter | IPA | Example (Written) | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | [a] | na | "and" | Pronounced as in French la. |
| â | [ˀã], [ã] or [a] | ɓaȃɗa | "after" | Can be pronounced as in French an or in French la. |
| b | [b] | burashi | "brush" | Pronounced as in bed. |
| ɓ | [ɓ] | ɓarua | "letter" | |
| c | [tʃ] | cai | "tea" | Pronounced as in chair. |
| d | [d] | debe-debe | "gibberish" | Pronounced as in dad. |
| ɗ | [ɗ] | ɗamu | "blood" | |
| dh | [ð] | dhamɓi | "sin" | Pronounced as in those. |
| dr | [ɖ] | ndrongoo | "thing" | Pronounced as in Malagasy drakaka. |
| e | [e] or [ɛ] | ewa | "yes" | Pronounced as in French été or lait; pronounced [je] at the beginning of a word. |
| ê | [ɛ̃] | hwêshi | "to live" | Pronounced as in French pin. |
| f | [f] | Farantsa | "France" | Pronounced as in far. |
| g | [ɡ] | gari | "car" | Pronounced as in good. |
| gh | [ɣ] | ghali | "expensive" | Pronounced somewhat as in French rond; can be pronounced [h]. |
| h | [h] | hiri | "chair" | Pronounced as in house. |
| i | [i] | mwidzi | "thief" | Pronounced as in French il, pronounced [ji] at the beginning of a word. |
| j | [ʒ] | jipo | "skirt" | Pronounced as in French jupe. |
| k | [k] | koko | "grandmother" | Pronounced as in king. |
| kh | [x] | khatwari | "danger" | Pronounced as in German Bach, can be pronounced [h]. |
| l | [l] | lelo | "today" | Pronounced as in lion. |
| m | [m] | mafura | "oil" | Pronounced as in man. |
| n | [n] | nazi | "coconut" | Pronounced as in nine; pronounced [ŋ] before g and k. |
| ny | [ɲ] | nyumɓa | "house" | Pronounced as in French agneau. |
| o | [o] or [ɔ] | hwona | "to see" | Pronounced as in French eau or botte; pronounced [wo] at the beginning of a word. |
| p | [p] | pundra | "donkey" | Pronounced as in pound. |
| pv | [β] | pvanu | "here" | Pronounced as in Spanish saber, pronounced [b] after m. |
| r | [r] | -renɗeha | "become" | Pronounced as in Spanish para except after d or t. |
| s | [s] | saɓuni | "soap" | Pronounced as in soap. |
| sh | [ʃ] | shingo | "salt" | Pronounced as in shine. |
| t | [t] | tayari | "ready" | Pronounced as in ten. |
| th | [θ] | thamani | "price" | Pronounced as in think. Pronounced [s] by some people. |
| tr | [ʈ] | travu | "cheek" | Pronounced as in Malagasy trano. |
| u | [u] | uso | "face" | Pronounced as in French loup; pronounced [wu] at the beginning of a word. |
| v | [v] | uvaya | "to dress" | Pronounced as in van. |
| w | [w] | wana | "children" | Pronounced as in water. |
| wi | [y] | huâswi | "to disobey" | Can be pronounced in words of Arabic origin as in French nu. |
| y | [j] | yeye | "he" | Pronounced as in yes. |
| z | [z] | ziri | "chairs" | Pronounced as in zero. |
| ¨ | [ʔ] | Kuräni | "Qur'an" | A diacritic ( ¨ ) is placed over a vowel letter to indicate a glottal stop in words of Arabic origin. |
Further Reading edit
Lafon Michel, (1991) Lexique Français Comorien (shingazidja) Paris: Editions L'Harmattan.
Ahmed Chamanga Mohamed, (2015) Initiation à la grammaire comorienne Le ShiNgazidja Editions Cœlacanthe.