Alphabet dioula et Guide de prononciation pour les francophones Dyula alphabet with pronunciation examples for English speakers
Letter | IPA Symbol | English pronunciation | Jula example | Sens français |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | a | hat | saga | mouton |
| aa | ɑ | dark (longer a) | baara | travail |
| an | ɑ̃ | like lawn | sanji | pluie |
| b | b | big | baga | bouillie |
| c | tʃ | match | cɛ | cɛ |
| d | e | dot | disi | poitrine |
| e | e | make | bese | machète |
| ee | e: | (drawn out e) | feere | vendre |
| en | sang [Approximate] | ɛ̃ | sen | pied |
| ɛ | ɛ | met | kɛnɛya | santé |
| ɛɛ | ɛ | (drawn out short e) | mɛɛn | durer |
| ɛn | ɛ̃ | (nasalized short e) | bɛn | entente |
| f | f | fox | foro | champ |
| g | g | get | mɔgɔ | personne |
| gw or gb | ɡ͡b or ɡʷ | gb or gw | gbɛlɛ or gwɛlɛ | difficile |
| h | h | hello | hakili | intelligence |
| i | i | free | misi | boeuf |
| ii | i | (lengthened i) | miiri | pensée |
| in | ĩ | nasilized i like seen [Approximate] | min | boire |
| j | ɟ or dʒ | Abidjan | ji | eau |
| k | k | kiosque | kitabu | livre |
| l | l | late | lolo | étoile |
| m | m | mat | maro | riz |
| n | n | note | nɔnɔ | milk |
| ɲ | ɲ | oignon | ɲɔ | mil |
| ŋ | ŋ | ten glasses (ng) [Approximate] | ŋɔni | épine |
| o | o | no | bolo | bras |
| oo | o | (drawn out o) | looru | cinq |
| on | õ | nom [Approximate] | bon | maison |
| ɔ | ɔ | not | sɔrɔ | trouver |
| ɔɔ | ɔ | (drawn out ɔ) | fɔɔnɔ | vomir |
| ɔn | ɑ̃ | like 'ahn' [Approximate] | dɔn | danser |
| p | p | pen | pan | sauter |
| r | r | pero [Spanish] | bɔrɔ | sac |
| s | s | sauce | sara | payer |
| t | t | table | toto | rat |
| u | u | boot | kura | nouveau |
| uu | u | (lenthened u) | suuri | baisser |
| un | ũ | (nasal u) | kunkolo | tête |
| v | v | vol | vote [borrowed from French] | vote |
| w | w | watch | wari | argent |
| y | j | yes | yan | ici |
| z | z | zoo | zɔnzɔn | crevette |