Tyap/Alphabet
Zwunzwuo a̱lyem Tyap ※ Tyap alphabet
The Tyap alphabet (Zwunzwuo A̱lyem Tyap ji) formerly had 39 letters, as drafted by the Tyap Literacy Committee (TLC) during the early 1990s:
- Tyap alphabet: previous basic before 2018
Capital Letters
A A̱ B CH CHY D E F G GB GH GHW GHY H I I̱ J JHY K KH KP L M N NG NY O P R S SH SHY T TS U V W Y Z
Small letters
a a̱ b ch chy d e f g gb gh ghw ghy h i i̱ j jhy k kh kp l m n ng ny o p r s sh shy t ts u v w y z
Phonetic value
a ə b t͡ʃ t͡ʃʲ d e f g g͡b ɣ ɣʷ ɣʲ h i ɪ d͡ʒ ʒʲ k x k͡p l m n ŋ ɲ o p r s ʃ ʃʲ t t͡s u v w j d͡z
However, a current development as of 2018, has the Tyap Basic Alphabetical Chart reduced to 24, as follows:
- Tyap alphabet: new basic
Capital Letters
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U W Y Z |
Small letters
| a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u w y z |
The letter "ch" would henceforth be represented by the symbol "c", without the "h". All others remain the same.
Phonetic value
| a b c d e f g h i d͡ʒ k l m n o p r s t u v w j d͡z |
Pronounce outrightly as :
| ah bee chee dee eh fee gui he ih gee key lee me nee o pee ree see tee uh vee we ye dzee |
- Some Tyap words associated with the alphabet
| Letter | Name of letter | Corresponding sounds | as in |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | á | /a, ɑː/ | hat, hot |
| b | bi | /b/ | bush |
| c | ci | /tʃ/ | chair |
| d | di | /d/ | dance |
| e | é | /ɛ, eː/ | pen |
| f | fi | /f/ | file |
| g | gi | /g/ | girl |
| h | hi | /h/ | hiss |
| i | í | /ɪ, iː/ | ill |
| j | ji | /dʒ/ | jug |
| k | ki | /k/ | king |
| l | li | /l/ | louse |
| m | mi | /m/ | man |
| n | ni | /n/ | near |
| o | ó | /ɔ, oː/ | hot, old |
| p | pí | /p/ | peace |
| r | ri | /r/ | rat |
| s | si | /s/ | sun |
| t | ti | /t/ | tank |
| u | ú | /u/ | pull |
| w | wi | /w/ | week |
| y | yi | /j/ | yes |
| z | zi | /dz/ | No English equivalent |