Note: we follow the orthographic conventions in Suh Ade Fobujong’s “Mankon for Beginners.”
Consonants
| Working orthography | IPA | Example words |
| b | b | bə (it) |
| dz | dz | ndzɛ́rə̂ (thief) |
| dʒ | dʒ | dʒígídʒá (bracelet) |
| d | d | diʔɛ (place, land/show me, to locate) |
| f | f | faʔa (work) |
| ɣ | ɣ | nəɣàm (word) |
| g | g | məŋgə̀n (a special word for ****BRIDE****!!!!! 🙂 🙂 |
| k | k | ake (what) |
| l | l | lɨə́ (ant) |
| m | m | màŋgyɛ̀ (woman) |
| mb | mb | mbómɛ (for me) |
| ŋ | ŋ | ŋwaʔnɨ̀ (book, write, school) |
| n | n | abéénə (how is it?) |
| ɲ | ɲ | ɲó (snake) |
| nd | nd | nda (house) |
| pf | pf | pfùŋə́ (owl) |
| r | r | ɲàmɨkárə (horse) |
| s | s | sɨŋə́ (bird) |
| ʃ | ʃ | ʃwiə́bó (finger) |
| tʃ | tʃ | tʃɨ̂ (sit) |
| ts | ts | tsɔʔɔ (kind of bird) |
| v | v | mvə́ (dog) |
| w | w | ŋwaʔnɨ̀ (book, write, school) |
| y | j | yǎŋnɨ̂ (hurry) |
| z | z | ɨzɛ̀ɣə̀ (broom) |
| ʔ | ʔ | tsɔʔɔ (kind of bird) |
| á | High tone | |
| à | Low tone | |
| â | Falling tone | |
| ǎ | Rising tone |
Vowels
| Working Orthography | IPA | Example Words |
| a | a | ndá (house) |
| i | i | zəŋwí (big) |
| ɨ | ɨ | nzɨm (back) |
| e | e | ɲé (skin) |
| ɛ | ɛ | alɛ́mə (blood/tongue) |
| ə | ə | mətô (stomach) |
| o | o | abòm (egg) |
| ɔ | ɔ | ŋɔ̀ (person) |
| u | u | múŋə (child) |