INTRODUCTION TO THE BANGLA LANGUAGE

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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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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