Appendix:Garo pronounciation
Garo words are rarely pronounced with orthographical irregularities. This table attempts to show what each letter stands for in the Garo Alphabet. Most of the time, the word can be pronounced according to the spelling.
| Letter | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a | /a/ | abeso: /abeso/ |
| b | /b/ | balwa: /balwa/ |
| ch | /t͡ɕ/ | chanchia: /t͡ɕant͡ɕia/ |
| d | /d̪/ | donga: /d̪oŋa/ |
| e | /e/ | eng·a: /eŋʔa/ |
| g | /ɡ/ | gisik: /ɡɯsik/ |
| h | /h/ | huro: /huɾo/ |
| i | /i/, /ɯ/ | ia: /ia/, ging: /ɡɯŋ/ |
| j | /d͡ʑ/ | jak: /d͡ʑak/ |
| k | /k/, /kʰ/ | jak: /d͡ʑak/, kata: /kʰat̪a/ |
| l | /l/ | lekkia: /lekːia/ |
| m | /m/ | mande: /mande/ |
| n | /n/ | nok: /nok/ |
| ng | /ŋ/ | anga: /aŋa/ |
| o | /o/ | obostara: /obostaɾa/ |
| p | /p/, /pʰ/ | pring: /priŋ/, pagipa: /pʰaɡɯpa/ |
| r | /ɾ/ | rong: /ɾoŋ/ |
| s | /s/ | sal: /sal/ |
| t | /t̪/, /t̪ʰ/ | anti: /anti/, tama: /tʰama/ |
| u | /u/ | ua: /ua/ |
| w | /w/ | wagam: /waɡam/ |
| ', · | /ʔ/ | ku·sik: /kʰuʔsik/ |