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Assamese Alphabet
Assamese Script (Bengali-derived)
Assamese uses a script closely derived from the Bengali script with a few unique letters. It is the official language of Assam, India. The script is an abugida — consonants carry an inherent 'a' vowel.
Vowels (স্বৰ)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| অ | A | a/ɔ | like 'o' in 'go' |
| আ | Aa | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ই | I | i | like 'i' in 'sit' |
| ঈ | Ii | i | like 'ee' in 'see' |
| উ | U | u | like 'u' in 'put' |
| ঊ | Uu | u | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| এ | E | e | like 'e' in 'bed' |
| ঐ | Oi | oi | like 'oi' in 'oil' |
| ও | O | o | like 'o' in 'go' |
| ঔ | Ou | ou | like 'ow' in 'cow' |
Consonants (ব্যঞ্জন)
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ক | Ka | k | like 'k' in 'king' |
| খ | Kha | kh | aspirated k |
| গ | Ga | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| ঘ | Gha | gh | aspirated g |
| ঙ | Nga | ng | like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| চ | Ca | c | like 'ch' in 'church' |
| ছ | Cha | ch | aspirated ch |
| জ | Ja | j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| ঝ | Jha | jh | aspirated j |
| ঞ | Nya | ny | like 'ny' in 'canyon' |
| ট | Ta (retroflex) | t | retroflex t |
| ঠ | Tha (retroflex) | th | aspirated retroflex t |
| ড | Da (retroflex) | d | retroflex d |
| ঢ | Dha (retroflex) | dh | aspirated retroflex d |
| ণ | Na (retroflex) | n | retroflex n |
| ত | Ta (dental) | t | dental t |
| থ | Tha (dental) | th | aspirated dental t |
| দ | Da (dental) | d | dental d |
| ধ | Dha (dental) | dh | aspirated dental d |
| ন | Na | n | like 'n' in 'no' |
| প | Pa | p | like 'p' in 'park' |
| ফ | Pha | ph | aspirated p |
| ব | Ba | b | like 'b' in 'ball' |
| ভ | Bha | bh | aspirated b |
| ম | Ma | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| য | Ya | y/j | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| ৰ | Ra (Assamese unique) | r | rolled r (Assamese) |
| ল | La | l | like 'l' in 'love' |
| ৱ | Wa (Assamese unique) | w | like 'w' in 'wet' |
| শ | Sha | x/sh | Assamese fricative |
| স | Sa | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| হ | Ha | h | like 'h' in 'hat' |