N’akwụkwọ a, anyị ga-atụle ihe ụda okwu bụ na ụdị ndị e nwere. Anyị na-enyekwa tebụl nwere ụda asụsụ, gbajiri n'ime: olu na ntị chiri, siri ike na nro, jikọtara ọnụ na enweghị njikọ.
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Nkọwa nke ụda
Ụda okwu bụ ihe anyị na-anụ na-ekwu.
A na-eji ụda maka nkwurịta okwu ọnụ ma bụrụ:
- ụdaume - enwere ike ịbụ ha (na igodo ọ bụla). N'okwu a, ikuku na-esi n'ọnụ pụta agaghị ezute ihe mgbochi n'ụzọ ya.
- consonants – enweghị ike ịbụ ha.
Tebụl nke ụda asụsụ
Udaume na-ada: [a], [i], [o], [y], [s] na [e].
Consonants nwere olu na enweghị olu
| Ejikọtara | A naghị arụ ọrụ | ||
| Olu | Ntị Chiri | Olu | Ntị Chiri |
| [b], [b] | [p], [p] | [na'] | [x], [x] |
| [na], [na] | [f], [f] | [l], [l'] | [ch] |
| [g], [g'] | [k], [k] | [mm'] | [ch'] |
| [d], [d] | [t], [t] | [n], [n'] | [sh'] |
| (f) | [w] | [p], [p] | |
| [z], [z] | [c], [c'] |
Consonants siri ike ma dị nro
| Ejikọtara | A naghị arụ ọrụ | ||
| Solid | Soft | Solid | Soft |
| (b) | (b) | (f) | [na'] |
| [n'ime] | [na'] | [ch] | [ch'] |
| [ị] | [G'] | [w] | [sh'] |
| [d] | [d'] | ||
| [h] | [ya na'] | ||
| [na] | [na'] | ||
| [l] | [l'] | ||
| [m] | [m'] | ||
| [mba] | [n'] | ||
| [P] | [p'] | ||
| [R] | [r'] | ||
| [sitere] | [ya na'] | ||
| [t] | [t'] | ||
| (f) | [f'] | ||
| [NS] | [x'] |
Ya mere, enwere ụda 42 na : ụdaume 6 na consonants 36.