Coptic Alphabet


Pronunciation Rule

as a Greek vowel: "i"

following the letter "o" as a vowel: oo as in "food"

following the letter "o" as a consonant: w as in "way"

following the letter "alpha": "au" or "av"

following the letter "ei": "eu" or "ev"

Example

"oohor" = dog


Prepared by Hany N. Takla 6/15/2000

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