Anyin Alphabet

This page follows Agni Morofou in Koffi’s 2009 guide. The guide explicitly bases its spelling discussion on the Moronou variety. ^[1]

It is a regional orthography. Avoid assuming that every Anyin variety uses identical spelling or pronunciation. ^[1]

Koffi’s alphabetical table has 28 individual letters. Nine are vowels, leaving nineteen individual consonant letters. ^[1]

The guide groups digraphs under their base letters. Those combinations appear separately here for practice rather than increasing the alphabet inventory. ^[1]

The consonant table includes five digraphs. Adding these to nineteen individual consonant letters gives twenty-four consonant spellings. ^[1]

This is a count of written forms. It should not be treated as an uncomplicated count of distinct speech sounds. ^[1]

These are extended vowel letters. They appear alongside e, i, o and u in the chart. ^[1]

Latin ʋ represents the source’s ʋ-shaped type here. Compare its short oo-like sound with the longer, closer oo comparison used for u. ^[1]

Gb and kp combine lip and back-of-tongue closures. Gb is voiced, whereas kp is unvoiced. ^[1]

Ng is approximately like ng in sing. Ny is approximately like ny in canyon, joined into one consonant. ^[1]

The guide uses a following n for nasal vowels. Examples include an and in. ^[1]

The air also passes through the nose during these vowels. That following n does not simply mean adding an ordinary English n sound. ^[1]

CATA runs Anyi literacy and translation work in Côte d’Ivoire. Its website describes the programme. ^[2]

The alphabet charts here follow Koffi’s guide. Consult that guide for the detailed spelling rules beyond the individual letters. ^[1]

The labels give Morofou number words from table 88. The pronunciation line is an English reading aid. ^[1]

That aid does not encode tone and is not a native letter name. Check the original spelling and practise with a fluent speaker. ^[1]