| API | Orthographe | Example (de le livre de Bôle-Richard et Dido) |
|---|---|---|
| p | p | ápɛn ‘dette’ |
| pʰ | ph | áphɛ̂n ‘vingt’ |
| b | b | ábɛ ‘pagaie’ |
| t | t | áta ‘insulte’ |
| tʰ | th | átha ‘guerre’ |
| d | d | du ‘serpent’ |
| c | c | ácɔn ‘poisson’ |
| cʰ | ch | chɔn ‘pou’ |
| ɟ | j | ájí ‘respect’ |
| k | k | áko ‘faim’ |
| kʰ | kh | ákhɔ́ ‘cameraderie’ |
| g | g | gwe ‘mer’ |
| kp | kp | kpakpâ ‘papaye’ |
| gb | gb | gba ‘chien’ |
| f | f | ńfɛ ‘aubergine’ |
| v | v | nvrâ ‘appattam’ |
| s | s | asa ‘margouillat’ |
| z | z | zúmwɛn ‘espèce de poisson’ |
| h | h | áhɔn ‘hache’ |
| ɓ | bh | ábhɛ́ ‘corde’ |
| l | l | la ‘prier’ |
| j | y | áyá ‘arbre’ |
| w | w | awɔ́ ‘chat’ |
| m | m | ńmɔ́n ‘bras’ |
| n | n | ánɛn ‘houe’ |
| ɗ | l | lyali ‘oublier’ |
| r | r | bwri ‘rat’ |
| ɲ | y | yén ‘savoir’ |
| ŋʷ | w | wan ‘ramper’ |
| i | i | áyí ‘chose’ |
| e | e | áde ‘antilope’ |
| ɛ | ɛ | ádɛ ‘palmier’ |
| ɛ̃ | ɛn | átɛn ‘feu’ |
| a | a | áyá ‘arbre’ |
| ã | an | bran ‘animal’ |
| ɔ | ɔ | ákɔ ‘grenier’ |
| ɔ̃ | ɔn | ńmɔ́n ‘bras’ |
| o | o | agbo ‘porte’ |
| u | u | du ‘serpent’ |