Alphabet — am.

• ሀhälike 'ha' in 'hut'; soft breathy h
• ለlälike 'le' in 'let'
• ሐḥäa deeper 'ha'; sounds the same as ሀ in modern speech
• መmälike 'me' in 'met'
• ሠśäan 's' sound; same as ሰ today, like 'se' in 'set'
• ረräa lightly rolled 're', like Spanish 'r'
• ሰsälike 'se' in 'set'
• ሸšälike 'she' in 'shed'
• ቀqäa hard 'k' made deep in the throat (ejective k)
• በbälike 'be' in 'bed'
• ተtälike 'te' in 'ten'
• ቸčälike 'che' in 'check'
• ነnälike 'ne' in 'net'
• ኘñälike 'ny' in 'canyon'
• አʾäthe vowel 'a' as in 'father', with no consonant
• ከkälike 'k' in 'kite'
• ወwälike 'wa' in 'want'
• ዐʿäanother plain 'a' vowel; same as አ today
• ዘzälike 'ze' in 'zen'
• ዠžälike the 's' in 'measure'
• የyälike 'ye' in 'yes'
• ደdälike 'de' in 'den'
• ጀǰälike 'je' in 'jet'
• ገgälike 'g' in 'go'
• ጠṭäan emphatic 't' made with a sharp pop (ejective t)
• ጨč̣äan emphatic 'ch', sharper than English (ejective ch)
• ጰp̣äan emphatic 'p' with a sharp pop (ejective p)
• ጸṣäan emphatic 'ts' sound (ejective ts)
• ፀṣ́äanother 'ts' sound; same as ጸ today
• ፈfälike 'fe' in 'fed'
• ፐpälike 'p' in 'pen'
• ሁhuthe 'hä' letter shifted to the 'u' vowel: 'hoo' as in 'hoot'
• ሊlithe 'lä' letter shifted to the 'i' vowel: 'lee' as in 'leek'
• ማmathe 'mä' letter shifted to the 'a' vowel: 'maa' as in 'mama'
• ቶtothe 'tä' letter shifted to the 'o' vowel: 'toe'
• ስs(ə)the 6th-order form: bare consonant 's' with a faint or no vowel