INTRODUCTION TO THE BANGLA LANGUAGE - Peace Corps
INTRODUCTION TO THE BANGLA LANGUAGE
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A.1 VOWELS
A. THE BANGLA ALPHABETS
A Av B C D E F G H I J
A.2 VOWEL SYMBOLS
v w x y ~ ,, v S
A Av B C D E F G H I J
Example: K (one of consonants)+ vowel symbols
K Kv wK Kx Ky K~ K,, K K Kv KS kO ka ki ki ku ku kri ke kai ko kou
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A.3 VOWEL PRONUNCIATION
Phonetics O (short sound) a i (short sound) i
u u ri e/E
oy/ai/ay (diphthong: o+y or a+i or a+y) o
ou/au (diphthong: o+u or a+u)
Vowels A
Av B
C
D E F G
H
I
J
Pronunciation is pronounced as 'a' in about or `o' in object, October, original is pronounced as `a' in arcade, father, car is pronounced as `e' in economy, dEny or as `i' in ignore, Iliad is pronounced as `e' in EdEn, eat or as `ee' in feet or as `i' in police or as `y' in year, yield is pronounced as `u' in put, butcher, Lucifer is pronounced as `oo' fool, root or as `u' in rude is pronounced as `ri' in rich, ring, purify is pronounced as `e' in day, bay or as `e' in ebony, element is pronounced as `oy' in oyster, hoydEn or as `i' in high or as `y' in bye
is pronounced as `o' in code, hotel or as `oo' in door, floor is pronounced as `ou' in sour, hour, drowsy or `au' in cow, vow , owl
B.1 CONSONANTS
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
_
`
a
b
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c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
B.2
CONSONANTS SOUND
Type
Stop
Voiceless
Voiced
Other
Note
Un-aspirated Aspirated Un-aspirated Aspirated Nasal Trill Flap Lateral Spirants
Velar
K
ka
L
MN O
kha ga gha ng
Palatal P cha
Q
R
chha ja
S T jha yan
Retroflex U
V
W X
Y
In order to produce these sounds the back of the tongue is raised so that it touches the soft part of the palate The middle of the tongue touches the hard palate while producing these sounds These sounds
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Type
Stop
Voiceless
Voiced
Other
Note
Un-aspirated Aspirated Un-aspirated Aspirated Nasal Trill Flap Lateral Spirants
Ta Tha Da Dha na
DEntal Z ta
_
` a
b
tha da dha na
Labial c
d ef g
pa pha ba bha ma
are produced with the tip of the tongue curving back towards the oral cavity; the tongue slightly touching the hard palate first The tip of the tongue touches teeth ridge and then it is held back to produce these sounds In the production of these sounds the lips are at first closed blocking the air passage completely, and then opened to release the air
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Type
Stop
Voiceless
Voiced
Other
Note
Un-aspirated Aspirated Un-aspirated Aspirated Nasal Trill Flap Lateral Spirants
Liquids h
Ja Sibilants n, q
i
j
Ja: is produced with the lips unrounded; with either side (Liquid) of the tongue touching the upper teeth
ra, la: the
tongue makes
a rapid
succession of
taps against
the teeth ridge,
producing there
by a soft short
and rolling
sound
ra
la
o, p
k, l, m sha: These
sounds are
produced very
much like the
'sh' sound in
English
sa: This sound is produces very much like the 's' in son
ha: The tongue remains neutral and the sound is thoroughly glottal with a slight pressure in the abdomen
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