spelling_consonants.php

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<tr>
	<th>Swahili name</th>
	<th>Keystrokes</th>
	<th class="right">Arabic script</th>
	<th>Roman script / Description</th>
	<th class="right">Example</th>
	<th></th>
</tr>
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	<td>bee</td>
	<td>b</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ب</td>
	<td>b</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كِبُورِ</td>
	<td>ki<strong>b</strong>uri (<em>arrogance</em>)</td>
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	<td>pee</td>
	<td>p</td>
	<td class="swahili">پ</td>
	<td>p</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُپَاكَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>p</strong>aka (<em>to paint</em>)</td>
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	<td>tee</td>
	<td>t</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ت</td>
	<td>t - dental t</td>
	<td class="swahili">فِتِينَ</td>
	<td>fi<strong>t</strong>ina (<em>intrigue</em>)</td>
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	<td></td>
	<td>t <em>followed by</em> h</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ته</td>
	<td>t - aspirated dental t (Mombasa)</td>
	<td class="swahili">تهُوپَ</td>
	<td><strong>t'</strong>upa (<em>bottle</em>)</td>
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	<td></td>
	<td>AltGr+Shift+t</td>
	<td class="swahili">ٹ</td>
	<td>t - alveolar t (Mombasa)</td>
	<td class="swahili">ٹُنڈُ</td>
	<td><strong>t</strong>undu (<em>chicken coop</em>)</td>
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	<td>thee</td>
	<td>Shift+t</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ث</td>
	<td>th</td>
	<td class="swahili">ثَمَنِينِ</td>
	<td><strong>th</strong>amanini (<em>eighty</em>)</td>
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	<td>jimu</td>
	<td>j</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ج</td>
	<td>j</td>
	<td class="swahili" >جَانَ</td>
	<td><strong>j</strong>ana (<em>yesterday</em>)</td>
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	<td>chimu</td>
	<td>c</td>
	<td class="swahili" >چ</td>
	<td>ch</td>
	<td class="swahili" >چُونڠوَ</td>
	<td><strong>ch</strong>ungwa (<em>large orange</em>)</td>
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	<td></td>
	<td>c <em>followed by</em> h</td>
	<td class="swahili" >چه</td>
	<td>ch - aspirated ch (Mombasa)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >چهُونڠوَ</td>
	<td><strong>ch'</strong>ungwa (<em>medium-sized orange</em>)</td>
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	<td>hhee</td>
	<td>Shift+h</td>
	<td class="swahili">ح</td>
	<td>h</td>
	<td class="swahili" >حَسَن</td>
	<td><strong>H</strong>asan (<em>Hasan</em> [name])</td>
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	<td>khee</td>
	<td>x</td>
	<td class="swahili" >خ</td>
	<td>h / kh</td>
	<td class="swahili" >خَبَارِ</td>
	<td><strong>[k]h</strong>abari (<em>news</em>)</td>
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	<td>dali</td>
	<td>d</td>
	<td class="swahili">د</td>
	<td>d</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُدَنڠَانيَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>d</strong>anganya (<em>to deceive</em>)</td>
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	<td></td>
	<td>AltGr+Shift+d</td>
	<td class="swahili">ڈ</td>
	<td>d - alveolar d (Mombasa)</td>
	<td class="swahili">ٹُنڈُ</td>
	<td>tun<strong>d</strong>u (<em>chicken coop</em>)</td>
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	<td>dhali</td>
	<td>Shift+d</td>
	<td class="swahili">ذ</td>
	<td>dh</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ذَهَابُ</td>
	<td><strong>dh</strong>ahabu (<em>gold</em>)</td>
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	<td>ree</td>
	<td>r</td>
	<td class="swahili">ر</td>
	<td>r</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُرُودِ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>r</strong>udi (<em>to come back</em>)</td>
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	<td>zee</td>
	<td>z</td>
	<td class="swahili">ز</td>
	<td>z</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُزِيمَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>z</strong>ima (<em>to extinguish</em>)</td>
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	<td></td>
	<td>Shift+z</td>
	<td class="swahili">ژ</td>
	<td>zh (Northern)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ژِينَ</td>
	<td><strong>zh</strong>ina (<em>name</em>)</td>
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	<td>sini</td>
	<td>s</td>
	<td class="swahili">س</td>
	<td>s</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُسِمَامَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>s</strong>imama (<em>to stand</em>)</td>
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	<td>shini</td>
	<td>Shift+s</td>
	<td class="swahili">ش</td>
	<td>sh</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُشِيكَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>sh</strong>ika (<em>to hold</em>)</td>
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	<td>sadi</td>
	<td>AltGr+s</td>
	<td class="swahili">ص</td>
	<td>s</td>
	<td class="swahili" >صَحِيبُ</td>
	<td><strong>s</strong>ahibu (<em>friend</em>)</td>
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	<td>dhadi</td>
	<td>AltGr+d</td>
	<td class="swahili">ض</td>
	<td>dh</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ضِيكِ</td>
	<td><strong>dh</strong>iki (<em>distress</em>)</td>
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	<td>tee</td>
	<td>AltGr+t</td>
	<td class="swahili">ط</td>
	<td>t</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُطَهِرِيشَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>t</strong>ahirisha (<em>to purify</em>)</td>
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	<td>zee</td>
	<td>AltGr+z</td>
	<td class="swahili">ظ</td>
	<td>dh</td>
	<td class="swahili" >أَظُهُورِ</td>
	<td>a<strong>dh</strong>uhuri (<em>noon</em>)</td>
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	<td>ayni</td>
	<td>' (single-quote)</td>
	<td class="swahili">ع</td>
	<td>'</td>
	<td class="swahili" >مَعَانَ</td>
	<td>ma<strong>'</strong>ana (<em>meaning</em>)</td>
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	<td>ghayni</td>
	<td>Shift+g</td>
	<td class="swahili">غ</td>
	<td>gh</td>
	<td class="swahili" >غَضَابُ</td>
	<td><strong>gh</strong>adhabu (<em>anger</em>)</td>
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	<td>gayni</td>
	<td>g</td>
	<td class="swahili">ڠ</td>
	<td>g</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ڠُنِئَ</td>
	<td><strong>g</strong>unia (<em>sack</em>)</td>
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	<td>ng'ayni</td>
	<td>n <em>followed by</em> Shift+n</td>
	<td class="swahili">نݝ</td>
	<td>ng'</td>
	<td class="swahili" >نݝٗومبٖ</td>
	<td><strong>ng'</strong>ombe (<em>cattle</em>)</td>
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	<td>fee</td>
	<td>f</td>
	<td class="swahili">ف</td>
	<td>f</td>
	<td class="swahili" >فِيڠٗ</td>
	<td><strong>f</strong>igo (<em>kidneys</em>)</td>
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	<td>vee</td>
	<td>v</td>
	<td class="swahili">ڤ</td>
	<td>v</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُڤِيمبَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>v</strong>imba (<em>to swell</em>)</td>
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	<td>qafu</td>
	<td>q</td>
	<td class="swahili">ق</td>
	<td>q</td>
	<td class="swahili" >وَقْفُ</td>
	<td>wa<strong>q</strong>fu (<em>consecrated</em>)</td>
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	<td>kafu</td>
	<td>k</td>
	<td class="swahili">ك</td>
	<td>k</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُوكُ</td>
	<td><strong>k</strong>u<strong>k</strong>u (<em>large hen</em>)</td>
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	<td></td>
	<td>k <em>followed by</em> h</td>
	<td class="swahili">كه</td>
	<td>k - aspirated k (Mombasa)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كهُوكُ</td>
	<td><strong>k'</strong>uku (<em>medium-sized hen</em>)</td>
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	<td>lamu</td>
	<td>l</td>
	<td class="swahili">ل</td>
	<td>l</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُلِيمَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>l</strong>ima (<em>to dig</em>)</td>
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	<td>mimu</td>
	<td>m</td>
	<td class="swahili">م</td>
	<td>m - non-syllabic</td>
	<td class="swahili" >مِيمِ</td>
	<td><strong>m</strong>imi (<em>I</em>)</td>
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	<td>mimu</td>
	<td>m <em>followed by</em> Shift+ .<br />(full stop)</td>
	<td class="swahili">مْ</td>
	<td>m - syllabic (eg Classes 1 and 3)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >مْپٖينزِ</td>
	<td><strong>m</strong>penzi (<em>beloved</em>)</td>
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	<td>nuni</td>
	<td>n</td>
	<td class="swahili">ن</td>
	<td>n</td>
	<td class="swahili" >نَانِ</td>
	<td><strong>n</strong>a<strong>n</strong>i (<em>who?</em>)</td>
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	<td>hee</td>
	<td>h</td>
	<td class="swahili">ه</td>
	<td>h</td>
	<td class="swahili" >هَاكٗ</td>
	<td><strong>h</strong>ako (<em>he is not here</em>)</td>
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	<td>wau</td>
	<td>w</td>
	<td class="swahili">و</td>
	<td>w</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُوَ</td>
	<td>ku<strong>w</strong>a (<em>to be</em>)</td>
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	<td>wau</td>
	<td>AltGr+Shift+w</td>
	<td class="swahili">ۏ</td>
	<td>w - labio-dental w (Mombasa)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ۏِينٗ</td>
	<td><strong>w</strong>ino (<em>ink</em>)</td>
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	<td>yee</td>
	<td>y</td>
	<td class="swahili">ي</td>
	<td>y</td>
	<td class="swahili" >يَاكٗ</td>
	<td><strong>y</strong>ako (<em>your</em>)</td>
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	<td>hamza</td>
	<td>AltGr+Shift+h</td>
	<td class="swahili">ء</td>
	<td>(vowel-carrier)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >تَاءٗ</td>
	<td>ta<strong>o</strong> (<em>arch</em>)</td>
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	<td>hamza</td>
	<td>Shift+ , (comma)</td>
	<td class="swahili">ٔ</td>
	<td>(marks long vowels used<br />as vowel-carriers)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُپِكِئَ</td>
	<td>kupik<strong>i</strong>a (<em>to cook for</em>)</td>
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	<td>sakani</td>
	<td>Shift+ . (full stop)</td>
	<td class="swahili">ْ</td>
	<td>(marks a consonant without<br />a following vowel)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >أَسْلَارِ</td>
	<td>a<strong>s</strong>kari (<em>soldier</em>)</td>
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	<td>shada</td>
	<td>Shift+ ' (single-quote)</td>
	<td class="swahili">ّ</td>
	<td>(marks a doubled consonant<br />in Arabic words)</td>
	<td class="swahili" >وَالنَّهَارِ</td>
	<td>wa-<strong>nn</strong>ahari(<em>and day</em>)</td>
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