Literacy Backpack 3

Literacy Backpack 2

Literacy Backpack 1

Phonological letter sounds of Oshikwanyama

Language specialist: Taimi Nghikembua

Oshikwanyama is mostly spoken: Northern regions of Namibia (predominantly in Ohangwena and some parts of Oshana and Oshikoto)

Letter name	Letter sound
A	/a/ /aa/
B	/b/ /bee/
D	/d/ /dee/
E	/e/ /ee/
F	/f/ /fee/
G	/g/ /gee/
H	/h/ /hee/
I	/i/ /ii/
J	/j/ /jee/
K	/k/ /kee/
L	/l/ /lee/
M	/m/ /mee/
N	/n/ /nee/
O	/o/ /oo/
P	/p/ /pee/
S	/s/ /see/
T	/t/ /tee/
U	/u/ /uu/
V	/v/ /vee/
W	/w/ /wee/
X	/x/ /xee/
Y	/y/ /yee/

Phonological letter sounds of Oshindonga

Language Specialist: Taimi Nghikembua

Oshindonga is mostly spoken in Northern regions (predominantly in Oshikoto but also some parts of Oshana, Omusati and Ohangwena)

Letter name	Letter sound
A	/a/ /aa/
B	/b/ /bee/
D	/d/ /dee/
E	/e/ /ee/
F	/f/ /fee/
G	/g/ /gee/
H	/h/ /hee/
I	/i/ /ii/
J	/j/ /jee/
K	/k/ /kee/
L	/l/ /lee/
M	/m/ /mee/
N	/n/ /nee/
O	/o/ /oo/
P	/p/ /pee/
S	/s/ /see/
T	/t/ /tee/
U	/u/ /uu/
V	/v/ /vee/
W	/w/ /wee/
Y	/y/ /yee/
Z	/z/ /zee/

Phonological letter sounds of Otjiherero

Language: Otjiherero

Name of Language Specialist: Dr. Hengari, Job U.

Speakers of Otjiherero are scattered all over Namibia. Predominantly the language is spoken in Khomas, Omaheke, Otjozondjupa, Kunene Regions.

Letter name	Letter sound
A	/a/
B	/b/
D	/d/
ḓ	/ḓ/
E	/e/
F	/f/
G	/g/
H	/h/
I	/i/
J	/j/
K	/k/
L	/l/
M	/m/
Mb	/mb/
Mw	/mw/
N	/n/
Nd	/nd/
Ndj	/ndj/
Ng	/ng/
Ngw	/ngw/
Nj	/nj/
ṋ	/ṋ/
O	/o/
P	/p/
R	/r/
S	/s/
T	/t/
Tj	/tj/
ṱ	/ṱ/
U	/u/
V	/v/
W	/w/
Y	/y/
Z	/z/