Alphabets in A Grid

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There are thirty six letter sounds in Igbo alphabets, ten (10) more than the English alphabets. Some letter sounds have more than one letter and some others are distinguished by additional characterization, usually a dot or an accent to emphasize the differences in sounds between two identical letters. There are sounds in Igbo language which cannot be replicated in English because of the absence of similar sounds in the English Language. An example is "gb" in "Igbo". "gb" sounds like "gbom"the beginning sound produced when an empty closed vessel is hit. Another example is Ṅ as in AṄỤ (Bee), a throat sound that is very close to "ing" as used in "fishing" Another is "NY" which is not a short form of New York. But part of the word for the eye (ANYA) as in Sonia. Many other examples can be found throughout the Igbo Language.

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