Alphabets

Lesson Content

1. Greeting & Lesson Overview

   • “Hello and welcome to today’s class…”

   • Objectives: identify all Yoruba letters, understand missing/extra characters, grasp diacritic use

2. Core Alphabet Presentation

   • Consonants: B, D, G, K, S, Ṣ

   • Vowels: A, À, Á; E, È, É; I; O, Ò, Ó; U

   • Note absence of C, F, J, L, M, N, P, Q, R, T, V, W, X, Y, Z

3. Diacritic Explanation & Demonstration

   • Under-dot (e.g. Ṣ vs. S)

   • Grave accent for low tone (À, È, Ò)

   • Acute accent for high tone (Á, É, Ó)

   • How the same base letter changes sound: A vs. À vs. Á, O vs. Ò vs. Ó

4. Pronunciation Drill

   • Instructor recites each letter twice (plain, then marked)

   • Learner repeats along, focusing on tone differences

5. Interactive Task

   • Flashcard activity: match spoken letter to its written form

   • Diacritic challenge: select which vowel form matches the spoken tone

6. Wrap-Up & Next Steps

   • Recap key differences (missing C, new letters like Ṣ)

   • Preview of Lesson 1.2: writing practice and simple syllable building

   • Homework: record yourself reciting the full alphabet with tones