ɔːlðˈoʊ ʃˈɔːɹt ɐ ɪz nˌɑːt ɹˈɪʔn̩, æz ɪnðɪ ˈɪndɪk ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdəz, ðə sˈoːɹs ʌvðə tˈɜːm "ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdə", nˈeɪmli ðə dʒˈɛɛz ɐbjˈuːdʒɪdə nˈaʊ jˈuːzd fɔːɹ æmhˈæɹɪk ænd taɪɡɹˈɪnjə, hɐz ɐsˈɪmᵻlˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðɛɹ kˈɑːnsənənt mˌɑːdɪfɪkˈeɪʃənz.
Although short a is not written, as in the Indic abugidas, The source of the term "abugida", namely the Ge'ez abugida now used for Amharic and Tigrinya, has assimilated into their consonant modifications.