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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). | 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). | ||
__TOC__ | __TOC__ | ||
Once you've gone through this lesson, you might enjoy discovering these associated subjects: [[Language/Assamese/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]], [[Language/Assamese/Vocabulary/Drinks|Drinks]]. | |||
==Vowels== | ==Vowels== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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!Transliteration | !Transliteration | ||
!IPA | !IPA | ||
|- | |- | ||
|অ’ | |অ’ | ||
|◌’ | |◌’ | ||
| | |O | ||
|ko | |ko | ||
|- | |- | ||
|আ | |আ | ||
|া | |া | ||
| | |AA / A | ||
|ka | |ka | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ই | |ই | ||
|ি | |ি | ||
| | |I | ||
|ki | |ki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ঈ | |ঈ | ||
|ী | |ী | ||
| | |EE / I | ||
|ki | |ki | ||
|- | |- | ||
|উ | |উ | ||
|ু | |ু | ||
| | |U | ||
|ku | |ku | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ঊ | |ঊ | ||
|ূ | |ূ | ||
| | |OO / U | ||
| | |koo | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ঋ | |ঋ | ||
|ৃ | |ৃ | ||
| | |RI | ||
|kri | |kri | ||
|- | |- | ||
|এ | |এ | ||
|ে | |ে | ||
| | |E | ||
|ke | |ke | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ঐ | |ঐ | ||
|ৈ | |ৈ | ||
|OI | |||
|koi | |koi | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ও | |ও | ||
|ো | |ো | ||
| | |O / U | ||
| | |ko | ||
|- | |- | ||
|ঔ | |ঔ | ||
|ৌ | |ৌ | ||
|OU / AU | |||
|kou | |kou | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Assamese Alphabets (for kids)=== | ===Assamese Alphabets (for kids)=== | ||
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubE64GED45Q</youtube> | <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubE64GED45Q</youtube> | ||
[[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | [[Category:Alphabet-and-Pronunciation]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 14 July 2024
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).
Once you've gone through this lesson, you might enjoy discovering these associated subjects: Future Tense, Drinks.
Vowels[edit | edit source]
| Letter | Diacritic | Transliteration | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|
| অ’ | ◌’ | O | ko |
| আ | া | AA / A | ka |
| ই | ি | I | ki |
| ঈ | ী | EE / I | ki |
| উ | ু | U | ku |
| ঊ | ূ | OO / U | koo |
| ঋ | ৃ | RI | kri |
| এ | ে | E | ke |
| ঐ | ৈ | OI | koi |
| ও | ো | O / U | ko |
| ঔ | ৌ | OU / AU | kou |
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 |
Videos[edit | edit source]
Assamese Alphabets (for kids)[edit | edit source]