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Entry Sound Illustrated Transcription English
1  b bet̪ʰ  house 
2  t̪ t̪äwä  to interrupt 
3  tʰ ajnät̪ʰ  kind 
4  d̪ d̪äffa  push 
5  t̪ʼ t̪ʼat̪ʼa  to drink 
6  k t̪ʼəkur  black 
7  g gäd̪d̪älä  to kill 
8  kʼ qʼal̪at̪ʰ  word 
9  f fəl̪aga  to look for something 
10  s̪ s̪et̪ʰ  woman 
11  z̪ z̪awd̪  crown 
12  s̪ʼ s̪ʼahaj  sun 
13  ʃ fət̪äʃa  he searched 
14  ʒ az̪z̪aʒ  commander 
15  h həg  lwa 
16  tʃ tʃəkola  mud 
17  dʒ dʒarba  back 
18  tʃʼ tʃʼəqa  mud 
19  m mäl̪kam  good, well 
20  n̪ n̪ɑ̈gɑ  tomorrow 
21  ɲ amariɲa  Amharic 
22  l̪ l̪əbb  heart 
23  r ras̪  head 
24  w wand̪  male 
25  j jaz̪  take (comm.) 
26  i itʰɩopʼɩa  Ethiopia 
27  e bet̪ʰ  house 
28  ä käft̪ʰ  open 
29  ä bal̪  husband 
30  o oromo  Oromo tribe 
31  u ɑ̈wnät̪ʰ  truth 
32  ə bər  dollar 
33    t̪əmər t̪äbet̪ʰ l̪iz̪agal̪o  School is about to close