LESSON OBJECTIVES:

• By the end of this lesson, you will be able to;
• Recite and write the vowels
• Learn the two types of vowels
• Recite and write the consonants
• Learn the two types of consonants

VOWELS

• The Igbo vowels are known as ụdaume in Igbo language
• They consist of 8 letters of the Igbo alphabet
• They are A E I Ị O Ọ U Ụ
• They are divided into two groups
• The light vowels ụdaume and the heavy vowels udaarụ
• The light vowels are A Ị Ọ Ụ
• The heavy vowels are E I O U

CONSONANTS

• The consonants are known as Mgbochiume in Igbo language

• They consist of 28 letters of the Igbo alphabet

• The consonants are ;

IGBO DIAGRAPHS

The Igbo digraphs are known as Ụdamkpị in Igbo language
They consist of 9 letters in the Igbo alphabet
They are those letters that consist of double letter to form a letter
They are;

IGBO PSEUDO – VOWELS

• They are known as Myiriụdaume in Igbo language
• They consist of two letters M and N
• They can appear as vowels in some instances