Learning to read Kala Lagaw Ya and Kala Kawaw Ya is very easy. English has lots of letters with tricky sounds. KLY and KKY do not have trick sounds. P D

Lets do the vowels and semi-vowels first. a e i y o oe u w Y is like I but not so strong W is like U but not so strong. O A

a bawal baw - al e kedha ke - dha i mina mi-na y ya Palay ya sagul sipa. Pa - lay ya sa - gul si - pa.

o olta ol - ta oe boegi boe - gi u buway bu - way w wagel wa - gel Nuy nubiya wagel. buway olta boegi

Consonants b d dh g j k l m n ng p s t th z Letters Not Used in KLY or KKY: c f h j q v x D DH

b boegi boe - gi d dapar dh dhadhal g gumi k kedha

l laban lab – an m mathaman math – a - man n nagu na – gu ng ngaw koewnipa Ngaw koewni nanga, nanu geth lugithariz, na wadhe thulu, matha siyaynguz. p pathidhan pa – thi - dhan

s sanal t tariz th thag z zapul

Mathayu gizu 1 Bas 19 Yoewsepa, nungu ubi kedha, palamun niyaypa yoelpay gumi pathidan, nanungu azirngu gasamoeyle mabaygaw parunu.

Notice how Y and W are never vowels by themselves they always have help from a stronger vowel.

Yoewsepa Yoew – se – pa niyaypa ni - yay - pa yoelpay yoel - pay mabaygaw ma – bayg - aw gasamoeyle gas – a – moey – le ******

Look for these words in the wordsearch; they are marked in bold here in the story. Yoewsepa, nungu ubi kedha, palamun niyaypa yoelpay gumi pathidan, nanungu azirngu gasamoeyle mabaygaw parunu. Muwasin Eso