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Assamese has a long literary tradition, and was used for edicts and other writings of medieval kings. The alphabet is part of the Bengali-Assamese script. It is identical to the Bengali alphabet except for the letters ৰ (ro), ৱ (vo) and ক্ষ (khya).
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Vowels[edit | edit source]
Letter | Diacritic | Transliteration | IPA |
---|---|---|---|
অ | ◌ | ko | kɔ |
অ’ | ◌’ | kó | ko |
আ | া | ka | ka |
ই | ি | ki | ki |
ঈ | ী | ki | ki |
উ | ু | ku | ku |
ঊ | ূ | ku | ku |
ঋ | ৃ | kri | kri |
এ | ে | ke | kɛ |
এ’ | ে’ | ké | ke |
ঐ | ৈ | koi | kɔj |
ও | ো | kú | kʊ |
ঔ | ৌ | kou | kɔw |
Consonants[edit | edit source]
Letter | Transliteration | IPA |
---|---|---|
ক | k | k |
খ | kh | kʰ |
গ | g | ɡ |
ঘ | gh | ɡʱ |
ঙ | ng/ŋ | ŋ |
চ | s | s |
ছ | s | s |
জ | z | z |
ঝ | zh | z |
ঞ | y, n | j~n |
ট | t | t |
ঠ | th | tʰ |
ড | d | d |
ঢ | dh | dʱ |
ণ | n | n |
ত | t | t |
থ | th | tʰ |
দ | d | d |
ধ | dh | dʱ |
ন | n | n |
প | p | p |
ফ | ph/f | pʰ~ɸ |
ব | b | b |
ভ | bh/v | bʱ~β |
ম | m | m |
য | z | z |
ৰ | r | ɹ |
ল | l | l |
ৱ | w | w~β |
শ | x,s | x~s |
ষ | x,s | x~s |
স | x,s | x~s |
হ | h | ɦ |
ক্ষ | khy, kkh | kʰj~kkʰ |
ড় | r | ɹ |
ঢ় | rh | ɹɦ |
য় | y | j |
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