ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ — 32 letters
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲁ | Ⲁ | ˈɑlfɑ | [ɑ] | open back unrounded vowel /ɑ/ |
| ⲉ | Ⲉ | eɪ | [e] | close-mid front unrounded vowel /e/ |
| ⲏ | Ⲏ | ˈhɑːte | [eː] | long close-mid front vowel /eː/ |
| ⲓ | Ⲓ | jɑʊdɑ | [i] | close front unrounded vowel /i/ |
| ⲟ | Ⲟ | oː | [o] | close-mid back rounded vowel /o/ |
| ⲩ | Ⲩ | wɑ | [w~u] | labial approximant or vowel /w~u/ |
| ⲱ | Ⲱ | oːʊ | [oː] | long close-mid back vowel /oː/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲕ | Ⲕ | ˈkɑpɑ | [k] | voiceless velar stop /k/ |
| ⲡ | Ⲡ | piː | [p] | voiceless bilabial stop /p/ |
| ⲧ | Ⲧ | tɑʊ | [t] | voiceless alveolar stop /t/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲃ | Ⲃ | ˈvidɑ | [v] | voiced labiodental fricative /v/ (Bohairic) |
| ⲅ | Ⲅ | ˈɣɑmmɑ | [ɡ~ɣ] | voiced velar stop or fricative /ɡ~ɣ/ |
| ⲇ | Ⲇ | ˈdɑldɑ | [d] | voiced alveolar stop /d/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲑ | Ⲑ | ˈtʰetʰe | [tʰ] | voiceless dental aspirated stop /tʰ/ |
| ⲫ | Ⲫ | fiː | [f] | voiceless labiodental fricative /f/ (< /pʰ/) |
| ⲭ | Ⲭ | kʰiː | [kʰ] | voiceless velar aspirated stop /kʰ/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲍ | Ⲍ | ˈzɑtɑ | [z] | voiced alveolar fricative /z/ |
| ⲥ | Ⲥ | ˈsimɑ | [s] | voiceless alveolar fricative /s/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲙ | Ⲙ | miː | [m] | bilabial nasal /m/ |
| ⲛ | Ⲛ | niː | [n] | alveolar nasal /n/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲗ | Ⲗ | ˈlɑʊlɑ | [l] | alveolar lateral approximant /l/ |
| ⲣ | Ⲣ | roː | [r] | alveolar trill /r/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ⲝ | Ⲝ | ˈeksi | [ks] | voiceless velar+alveolar cluster /ks/ |
| ⲯ | Ⲯ | ˈepsi | [ps] | bilabial+alveolar cluster /ps/ |
| ⲋ | Ⲋ | soʊ | [s] | numeral letter (=6), archaic /s/ |
| Lower | Upper | Name | Sound | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ϣ | Ϣ | ʃɑɪ | [ʃ] | voiceless postalveolar fricative /ʃ/ |
| ϥ | Ϥ | fɑɪ | [f] | voiceless labiodental fricative /f/ |
| ϧ | Ϧ | xɑɪ | [x] | voiceless velar fricative /x/ (Bohairic only) |
| ϩ | Ϩ | hoːri | [h] | voiceless glottal fricative /h/ |
| ϫ | Ϫ | dʒɑndʒɑ | [dʒ] | voiced postalveolar affricate /dʒ/ |
| ϭ | Ϭ | tʃimɑ | [tʃ] | voiceless postalveolar affricate /tʃ/ |
| ϯ | Ϯ | tiː | [ti] | alveolar stop+vowel cluster /ti/ |