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Table of Consonants
| Consonants. | Pronunciation. | Malay name. |
|---|---|---|
| b | Ba | |
| ch | as in "church" | Cha |
| d | as in "day" | Dal |
| f | often sounded like "p" | Fa |
| g | always hard as in "gain" | Ga |
| h | Ha | |
| j | as in joy" | Jim |
| k | Kaf | |
| kh | Like "ch" in "loch" | Kha |
| gh | "Kh" intensified | Ghain |
| l | Lam | |
| m | Mim | |
| n | Nun | |
| ng | as in "Singing" | Nga |
| p | Pa | |
| r | Ra | |
| s | Sim | |
| sh | Shim | |
| t | soft, tip of tongue against teeth | Ta |
| th | as in "thick" | Tha |
| w | Wau | |
| y | Ya | |
| ny | as 'ni' in "Spaniard" | Nya |
| z | Za | |
| ’ | In the middle of a word it marks the division of syllables as in sa‘orang: at the end of the word it has the same effect as final k. | Hamza. |
