Udaume na Mgbochiume

UDAUME NA MGBOCHIUME (VOwels and Consonants)

By Ifeoma Joe-Atodo

​Abidii Igbo di iri ato na isii (36 letters in the Igbo alphabet).
8 Vowels - Udaume di Asato
28 Consonants - Mgbochiume di iri abuo na asato

UDAUME ARO (Heavy vowels) The E group.
There is no dot under this group. IOU

Udamfe na Udaaro

UDAUME MFE (LIGHT VOWELS) or The A
group.
This group has dot under IOU.

E kere udaume Igbo uzo abuo

UDAUME: VOWELS

Aa Ee Ii Ii Oo Oo Uu Uu

UDAUME ARO : HEAVY VOWELS

​No dot under> Ha e nweghi kpom (.)

EXAMPLES; IMA ATU.

Ee: Ego (Money) Elu(Up/Top) Efere (Plate)
Ii: Isi (Head) Ite (Pot) Igbo (Language)
Oo: Otu(One/Group) Obi (Heart) Onye (Who)
Uu: Ude (Cream) Uche (Thought/mind)

UDAUME MFE : LIGHT VOWELS

​Dot under the letters: Ha nwere kpom (.)

Aa: Aka, (hand)Aha (Name) Akpa (Bag)
Ii: Iga (To go) Igba (To play/dance)
Oo: Oso (race) Ogwu (Medicine/Drugs)
Uu: Ukwu (Leg) Uzo (Door) Ulo (House)

Ee Ii Oo Uu

UDAUME ARO (HEAVY VOWELS

Aa Ii Oo. Uu

UDAUME ARO (HEAVY VOWELS

UDAUME IGBO : IGBO VOWELS

MGBOCHIUME/CONSONANTS

Mgbochiume di Iri abuo na asato. There are 28 consonants in the Igbo alphabet
B CH D F G GB GH GW H J K KP KW L M N N NW NY P R S SH T V W Y Z

CH GB GH GW KP KW NW NY SH

​Mgbochiume Mkpi

B D F G H J K L M N N P R S T V W Y Z

​Mgbochiume mfe

MGBOCHIUME