Oromo · Bakri Sapalo alphabet
Writing system course · 28 lessons · 854 entries
Explore the Bakri Sapalo writing system for Oromo.
The course presents the supplied letter forms and readings, followed by further practice groups. These glyphs use a dedicated font, so their displayed shapes matter more than their underlying character codes.
Read these examples freely without an account. In the app you can preview lessons, study a private copy and progress through the course one lesson at a time.
Examples from the lessons
Compare the original written form with the supplied reading or equivalent. Try covering the answer column before checking it.
| Written form | Reading | Meaning or equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| | ' | ' |
| | '' | '' |
| | b | b |
| | bb | bb |
| | s* | s* |
| | ss* | ss* |
| | q | q |
| |
How to practice
Begin by matching each displayed form to its supplied reading. Compare nearby forms before moving to longer sequences, and revisit any pair that you find easy to confuse.
Course outline
Use the outline to choose what to preview. Starting the interactive course begins with the first lesson; later lessons become available as you continue.
- Base letters · 1–32
- Base letters · 33–64
- Alphabet and syllables · 1–32
- Alphabet and syllables · 33–64
- Alphabet and syllables · 65–96
- Alphabet and syllables · 97–128
- Alphabet and syllables · 129–160
- Alphabet and syllables · 161–192
- Alphabet and syllables · 193–224
- Alphabet and syllables · 225–256
- Alphabet and syllables · 257–288
- Alphabet and syllables · 289–320
- Alphabet and syllables · 321–352
- Alphabet and syllables · 353–384
- Alphabet and syllables · 385–416
- Alphabet and syllables · 417–448
- Alphabet and syllables · 449–480
- Alphabet and syllables · 481–512
- Alphabet and syllables · 513–544
- Alphabet and syllables · 545–576
- Alphabet and syllables · 577–608
- Alphabet and syllables · 609–640
- Alphabet and syllables · 641–672
- Alphabet and syllables · 673–704
- Alphabet and syllables · 705–736
- Alphabet and syllables · 737–768
- Numerals and punctuation
- Numeral names