Ewe Alphabet | Ewe Abɔ
The Ewe alphabet uses the Latin script with special characters including ɖ, ɛ, ƒ, ɣ, ŋ, ɔ, and ʋ.
A a
A
a
B b
Be
b
D d
De
d
Ɖ ɖ
Ɖe
dd
E e
E
e
Ɛ ɛ
Ɛ
eh
F f
Fe
f
Ƒ ƒ
Ƒe
f
G g
Ge
g
Ɣ ɣ
Ɣe
gh
H h
He
h
I i
I
i
K k
Ke
k
L l
Le
l
M m
Me
m
N n
Ne
n
Ŋ ŋ
Ŋe
ng
O o
O
o
Ɔ ɔ
Ɔ
aw
P p
Pe
p
R r
Re
r
S s
Se
s
T t
Te
t
U u
U
u
Ʋ ʋ
Ʋ
v
V v
Ve
v
W w
We
w
X x
Xe
ks
Y y
Ye
y
Z z
Ze
z
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About the Ewe Alphabet
The Ewe alphabet uses the Latin script with special characters to represent sounds unique to Ewe. The alphabet includes ɖ, ɛ, ƒ, ɣ, ŋ, ɔ, and ʋ. Ewe is a Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The alphabet is tonal, with diacritical marks used to indicate tone.
History
The Ewe alphabet was developed by missionaries in the 19th century. The current orthography was standardized in the 20th century with the addition of special characters for Ewe-specific sounds. The alphabet has been refined to better represent Ewe phonology and tone.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- Uses special Latin characters
- Tonal language
- Includes ɖ, ɛ, ƒ, ɣ, ŋ, ɔ, ʋ
- Niger-Congo language
- Spoken in Ghana, Togo, Benin