spelling_vowels.php

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	<th>Swahili name</th>
	<th>Keystrokes</th>
	<th class="right">Arabic script</th>
	<th>Roman script / Description</th>
	<th class="right">Example</th>
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	<td>AltGr+a <em>followed by</em> a</td>
	<td class="swahili" >أَ</td>
	<td>a - initial</td>
	<td class="swahili">أَسٗومَ</td>
	<td><strong>a</strong>soma (<em>he reads</em>)</td>
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	<td>fataha</td>
	<td>a</td>
	<td class="swahili" >َ</td>
	<td>a - non-initial, non-penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >بَهَرِينِ</td>
	<td>b<strong>a</strong>h<strong>a</strong>rini (<em>in the sea</em>)</td>
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	<td>a <em>followed by</em> Shift+a</td>
	<td class="swahili">ا َ</td>
	<td>a - penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >سَاسَ</td>
	<td>s<strong>a</strong>sa (<em>now</em>)</td>
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	<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<!-- E -->
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	<td>\ (backslash) <em>followed by</em> e</td>
	<td class="swahili" >إٖ</td>
	<td>e - initial</td>
	<td class="swahili">إٖندٖلٖئَ</td>
	<td><strong>e</strong>ndelea (<em>go on!</em>)</td>
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	<td>kasiri ya kusimama</td>
	<td>e</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ٖ</td>
	<td>e - non-initial, non-penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كٖلٖيلٖ</td>
	<td>k<strong>e</strong>lel<strong>e</strong> (<em>shout</em>)</td>
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	<td>e <em>followed by</em> Shift+e</td>
	<td class="swahili">ي ٖ</td>
	<td>e - penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >نجٖيمَ</td>
	<td>nj<strong>e</strong>ma (<em>good</em>)</td>
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	<td>\ (backslash) <em>followed by</em> i</td>
	<td class="swahili" >إِ</td>
	<td>i - initial</td>
	<td class="swahili">إِسِپٗكُوَ</td>
	<td><strong>i</strong>sipokuwa (<em>unless</em>)</td>
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	<td>kasiri</td>
	<td>i</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ِ</td>
	<td>i - non-initial, non-penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كِتَابُ</td>
	<td>k<strong>i</strong>tabu (<em>book</em>)</td>
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	<td>i <em>followed by</em> Shift+i</td>
	<td class="swahili">ي ِ</td>
	<td>i - penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >مَشِيزِ</td>
	<td>mash<strong>i</strong>zi (<em>soot</em>)</td>
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	<td>&nbsp;</td>
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	<td>AltGr+a <em>followed by</em> o</td>
	<td class="swahili" >أٗ</td>
	<td>o - initial</td>
	<td class="swahili">أٗكتٗوبَ</td>
	<td><strong>O</strong>ktoba (<em>Oktober</em>)</td>
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	<td>dhuma ya kupindua</td>
	<td>o</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ٗ</td>
	<td>o - non-initial, non-penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كِلِيمٗ</td>
	<td>kilim<strong>o</strong> (<em>cultivation</em>)</td>
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	<td>o <em>followed by</em> Shift+o</td>
	<td class="swahili">و ٗ</td>
	<td>o - penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >مْكٗونڠَ</td>
	<td>mk<strong>o</strong>nga (<em>elephant's trunk</em>)</td>
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	<td>&nbsp;</td>
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	<td>AltGr+a <em>followed by</em> u</td>
	<td class="swahili" >أُ</td>
	<td>u - initial</td>
	<td class="swahili">أُلِيمِ</td>
	<td><strong>u</strong>limi (<em>tongue</em>)</td>
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	<td>dhuma</td>
	<td>u</td>
	<td class="swahili" >ُ</td>
	<td>u - non-initial, non-penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُشُكُورُ</td>
	<td>k<strong>u</strong>sh<strong>u</strong>kur<strong>u</strong> (<em> to give thanks</em>)</td>
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	<td>u <em>followed by</em> Shift+u</td>
	<td class="swahili">و ُ</td>
	<td>u - penultimate</td>
	<td class="swahili" >كُومِ</td>
	<td>k<strong>u</strong>mi (<em>ten</em>)</td>
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