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Edo Language Dictionary Online
(Nigerian/African Language)
To fully understand the words of the Edo speaking people of Nigeria, you must also learn to pronounce the words correctly. Below is a table of our alphabet structure. In the Edo language, there are 32 alphabets. It consists of 7 vowels, 17 single consonants, and 8 double consonants. Two of the vowels (E & O) usually have a dot underneath them, but they are underlined on this site.
| 7 Vowels | 17 Single Consonants | 8 Double Consonants | ||||||||
| A | sounds like the first letter of | Apple | B | sounds like the first letter of | Bell | GB | sounds like the first two letters of | GBig | ||
| E | sounds like the first letter of | Able | D | sounds like the first letter of | Dark | GH | sounds like the first two letters of | GHail | ||
| E | sounds like the first letter of | Egg | F | sounds like the first letter of | Fell | KH | sounds like the first letter of | Kin | ||
| I | sounds like the first letter of | Eve | G | sounds like the first letter of | Gear | KP | sounds like the first two letters of | KPiano | ||
| O | sounds like the first letter of | Over | H | sounds like the first letter of | Hello | MW | sounds like the first letter of | Vim | ||
| O | sounds like the first letter of | Organ | K | sounds like the first letter of | Kettle | RH | sounds like the first two letters of | Roof | ||
| U | sounds like the first letter of | Who | L | sounds like the first letter of | Lake | RR | sounds like | RR | ||
| M | sounds like the first letter of | Me | VB | sounds like the first letter of | Vote | |||||
| N | sounds like the first letter of | Neck | ||||||||
| P | sounds like the first letter of | Pear | ||||||||
| R | sounds like the first letter of | Ran | ||||||||
| S | sounds like the first letter of | So | ||||||||
| T | sounds like the first letter of | Tune | ||||||||
| V | sounds like the first letter of | Vent | ||||||||
| W | sounds like the first letter of | Well | ||||||||
| Y | sounds like the first letter of | You | ||||||||
| Z | sounds like the first letter of | Zenith | ||||||||
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