Language/Assamese/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

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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’ ◌’ O ko
AA / A ka
ি I ki
EE / I ki
U ku
OO / U koo
RI kri
E ke
OI koi
O / U ko
OU / AU kou

Consonants[edit | edit source]

Letter Transliteration IPA
k k
kh
g ɡ
gh ɡʱ
ng/ŋ ŋ
s s
s s
z z
zh z
y, n j~n
t t
th
d d
dh
n n
t t
th
d d
dh
n n
p p
ph/f pʰ~ɸ
b b
bh/v bʱ~β
m m
z z
r ɹ
l l
w w~β
x,s x~s
x,s x~s
x,s x~s
h ɦ
ক্ষ khy, kkh kʰj~kkʰ
ড় r ɹ
ঢ় rh ɹɦ
য় y j

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