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Le Alfubedo Benjis  -  The Benjish Alphabet

Aa   a   A in father   [a]*

Bb   be   B in bean   [b]

Cc   ce   Ch in cheese   [t∫]

Dd   de   D in deer   [d]

Ee   e   E in leg   [ε]

Ff   efe   F in fish   [f]

Gg   ge   G in green   [g]

Hh   hace   H in haven   [h]

Ii   i   I in king    [i]

Jj   jota   Sh in sheet   [∫]

Kk   ka   K in ski   [k]

Ll   ele   L in leg   [l]

Mm   eme   M in meal   [m]

Nn   ene   N in net   [n] 

Ŋŋ   eŋe   Ng in sing   [ŋ]

Oo   o   O in lord or old   [o]

Pp   pe   P in speech   [p]

Rr   ere   R in Sonora (rolled like the Spanish R)  [г]

Ss   ese   S in sea   [s]

Tt   te   T in stick   [t]

Uu   u   Oo in zoo   [u]

Vv   ve   V in vine   [v]

Zz   zeta   Z in zoo   [z]

Notes on pronunciation:

• A circumflex accent (^) adds an English R sound to a vowel.  Example:  îcin is pronounced EER-cheen.
• Klak is a click made by putting your tongue to the roof of your mouth, and pulling it back and down.
• Tj is an alternate spelling of C, and is pronounced in the same way.

              *All letters in brackets are in the International Phonetic Alphabet