Letter z

Writing Animation:
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The detached letter z: [voiced sibilant] [SOUND] A word-initial z: woman [SOUND] zaala A word-medial z: pleasure, enjoyment [SOUND] mazo A word-final z: a ship [SOUND] jahaazu [see note below]

Note: there is a difference between the printed version of medial "h" on this website (as in jahaazu 'a ship' ) and the handwritten one (same word: jahaazu  ). See more on this on the h-info page.

Pronunciation Notes

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

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2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing z: z.pdf