Bongo Alphabet Order
The words in this dictionary are listed according to the order of the Bongo letters. Bongo has 38 letters, and they are in the following order.
Bongo Alphabet | |||
A a | [a] | abeli | maize |
Ä ä | [ə] | äwü | carry |
B b | [b] | buꞌdu | man |
ꞌB ꞌb | [ɓ] | ꞌbata | hare |
C c | [c, s] | caki | ladder |
D d | [d̪] | do | head |
ꞌD ꞌd | [ɗ] | ꞌduu | thigh |
E e | [ɛ] | kete | pot |
Ë ë | [e] | ꞌbëë | home |
F f | [f] | fira | axe |
G g | [g] | ganja | money |
Gb gb | [g͡b] | gbaja | comb |
H h | [h] | hinyi | scorpion |
I i | [ɪ] | kinji | fish |
Ï ï | [i] | bïhï | dog |
J j | [ɟ] | ji | arm, hand |
ꞌJ ꞌj | [ʄ] | ꞌjoko | tooth |
K k | [k] | kada | sun |
Kp kp | [k͡p] | kpülï | lion |
L l | [l] | lanyi | gun |
M m | [m] | maca | rhino |
Mb mb | [ᵐb] | mbïyöngö | pen, colour |
N n | [n] | noko | motherꞌs brother |
Nd nd | [ⁿd] | ndira | pencil |
Ng ng | [ᵑg] | ngono | chicken |
Ngb ngb | [ᵑg͡b] | ngbangu | okra |
Nj nj | [ᶮɟ] | njolo | frog |
Ny ny | [ɲ] | nyere | chief |
ꞌNg ꞌng | [ŋ] | ꞌngoo | termite |
O o | [ɔ] | kogo | leopard |
Ö ö | [o] | köbï | buffalo |
P p | [p] | pirapa | mud wall |
R r | [ɾ] | reme | squirrel |
T t | [t̪] | tïngölï | mortar |
U u | [ʊ] | tutu | grinding stone |
Ü ü | [u] | küngü | baboon |
W w | [w] | waru | fish type |
Y y | [j] | yöngölö | bell |