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The twenty-fifth symbol of the Amharic alphabet is called Ğ and it sounds similar to a letter J. Some people will write it as 
and others like
.
Here is the table with the writing, pronunciation and examples.
The animations were made according to the instructions in the book Writing and Reading Amharic and the sounds are from the site Amharic Online. Phonetic symbols according to David Appleyard.
|
phonetics |
how to write it |
examples | |
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jä |
|
 (jälba) small boat |
 |
ju |
|
 (lïju) the boy |
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ji |
|
 (qïji) copy |
 |
ja |
|
 (jant’la) umbrella |
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je |
|
 (nayjeriya) Nigeria |
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jï (just j at the end of a word) |
|
 (jïb) hyena |
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jo |
|
 (joro) ear |
Also the combination of the sounds j and wa form an eighth
symbol or “jwa” 
Finally, the complete sequence in alphabetical order :
Next week, the letter G.
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1 user commented in " Amharic - twenty-fifth symbol "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThe Amharic for qïjï seems incorrect - it should be ቅጂ, shouldn’t it?
Love your work BTW! I already know the fidel more or less, but this is the only site I found with instructions for handwriting. Still wading through
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