Alphabet

The orthography used in this work is based on the principles set forth in the report of the Commission for the Unification and Harmonization of the Alphabets of Cameroonian Languages (ONAREST, 1978). However, the voiced aspirated labiodental flap, previously written /vb/, is now written /ⱱ/, following the principles of the International Phonetic Association.

The following alphabetical order is used for the placing of Gbaya words in this dictionary:

a  b  ɓ  d  ɗ  e  ɛ  f  g  gb  h  i  k  kp  l  m  mb  mgb  n  nd  ny  ŋ  ŋg  ŋm  o  ɔ  p  r  s  t  u  v  ⱱ  w  y  z  ʔ