How to read and say Kirundi
Letters, sounds and stress from Wikivoyage's Kirundi phrasebook. Then hear the phrases and practice them, free.
▶ Practice Kirundi phrasesVowels
a
like in father. (: a)
e
like in set. (: ɛ)
i
like in see. (: i)
o
like in boat. (: o)
u
like in food. (: u)
Consonants
b
like in boy. (: b)
c
like in chalk. (: tʃ)
d
like in do. (: d̪)
f
like in foot. (: f)
g
like in go. (before "a", "o", "u"; : g), like sabotage (before "e" and "i"; : ʒ)
h
like in hi. (: h)
j
like in second pronunciation of g.
k
like in skit. (: k)
l
like in lion. (: l)
m
like in mother. (: m)
n
like in nose. (: n)
p
like in pawpaw. (: p)
r
like in rain. (: r)
s
like in sun. (: s)
t
like in television. (: t)
v
like in vision. (: v)
w
like in way. (: w)
y
like in yellow. (: y)
z
like in zebra. (: z)
Consonant pairings
nd
like in land (: nd)
ng
like in king (: ng)
nt
like in intimacy (ː nt)
mb
like in lamb (: mb)
nk
like in link (: nk)
sh
like in shine (ː sh)
ts
like in tsunami (ː ts)
mv
like in humvees (: mv)
mp
like in lamp (: mp)
mw
like in firmware (: mw)
tw
like in twice (: tw)
nj
like in lounge (: ng)
nz
like in enzymes (: nz)
ns
like in insane (ː ns)
kw
like in quit (ː kw)
fw
like in surfware (ː fw)