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Alphabet Bengali
Bengali Script
The Bengali script is an abugida of the Brahmic family, used for Bengali, Assamese, and several other languages. It has 11 vowels and 39 consonants. Characters are joined by a characteristic horizontal line (matra) at the top. It is the 5th most widely used writing system in the world.
Vowels
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| অ | A | ɔ / a | like 'o' in 'go' |
| আ | Aa | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| ই | I | i | like 'i' in 'sit' |
| ঈ | Ii | ī | like 'ee' in 'meet' |
| উ | U | u | like 'u' in 'put' |
| ঊ | Uu | ū | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| ঋ | Ri | ri | like 'ri' in 'river' |
| এ | E | e | like 'e' in 'they' |
| ঐ | Oi | oi | like 'oi' in 'oil' |
| ও | O | o | like 'o' in 'go' |
| ঔ | Ou | ou | like 'ow' in 'how' |
Consonants
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ক | Ka | k | like 'k' in 'key' |
| খ | Kha | kh | like 'kh' (aspirated k) |
| গ | Ga | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| ঘ | Gha | gh | like 'g' (breathy, aspirated) |
| ঙ | Nga | ṅ | like 'ng' in 'sing' |
| চ | Ca | c | like 'ch' in 'cheese' |
| ছ | Cha | ch | like 'ch' (aspirated) |
| জ | Ja | j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| ঝ | Jha | jh | like 'j' (breathy, aspirated) |
| ঞ | Nya | ñ | like 'ny' in 'canyon' |
| ট | Ta (retroflex) | ṭ | a retroflex 't' |
| ঠ | Tha (retroflex) | ṭh | a retroflex 'th' (aspirated) |
| ড | Da (retroflex) | ḍ | a retroflex 'd' |
| ঢ | Dha (retroflex) | ḍh | a retroflex 'dh' (aspirated) |
| ণ | Na (retroflex) | ṇ | a retroflex 'n' |
| ত | Ta | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| থ | Tha | th | like 't' (aspirated) |
| দ | Da | d | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| ধ | Dha | dh | like 'd' (breathy) |
| ন | Na | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| প | Pa | p | like 'p' in 'pen' |
| ফ | Pha | ph / f | like 'f' in 'fan' |
| ব | Ba | b | like 'b' in 'book' |
| ভ | Bha | bh / v | like 'b' (breathy) |
| ম | Ma | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| য | Ya | y / j | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| র | Ra | r | like 'r' in 'run' |
| ল | La | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| শ | Sha (palatal) | ś | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| ষ | Sha (retroflex) | ṣ | a retroflex 'sh' |
| স | Sa | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| হ | Ha | h | like 'h' in 'house' |