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Bengali/Alphasyllabry
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The Bangla alphabet contains:
Vowels: অ, আ, ই, ঈ, উ, ঊ, ঋ, এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ - The only half matra vowel is ঋ. The letters "এ, ঐ, ও, ঔ" all don't have matra (matra chara).
Consonants: ক, খ, গ, ঘ, ঙ; চ, ছ, জ, ঝ, ঞ; ট, ঠ, ড, ঢ, ণ; ত, থ, দ, ধ, ন; প, ফ, ব, ভ, ম; য, র, ল, শ, ষ, স, হ; ড়, ঢ়, য়
Other: ঁঁ, ং, ঃ
Consonants
Bangla consonants do not have special names. They are known by the sound they represent followed by the vowel অ [ɔ]. For example: ক is pronounced [kɔ], গ is pronounced [gɔ], etc.
This অ is present in every consonant unless it is replaced by a different vowel. Hence, this অ present in every consonant is called the inherent vowel.
The Bengali script is arranged in a logical sequence. Characters of similar sounds are grouped together.
consonant (with inherent vowel) Matra Type animated image showing how to write the letter pronunciation in isolation syllabic forms with other vowels related consonant conjuncts ক Full কা কি কী কু কূ কৃ কে কৈ কো কৌ খ Half খা খি খী খু খূ খৃ খে খৈ খো খৌ গ Half গা গি গী গু গূ গৃ গে গৈ গো গৌ ঘ Full ঘা ঘি ঘী ঘু ঘূ ঘৃ ঘে ঘৈ ঘো ঘৌ ঙ None ঙা ঙি ঙী ঙু ঙূ ঙে ঙৈ ঙো ঙৌ চ Full চা চি চী চু চূ চৃ চে চৈ চো চৌ ছ Full ছা ছি ছী ছু ছূ ছে ছৈ ছো ছৌ।। জ Full জা জি জী জু জূ জৃ জে জৈ জো জৌ ঝ Full ঞ None ট Full ঠ Full ড Full ঢ Full ণ Half ত Full থ Half দ Full ধ Half ন Full ন প Half ফ Full ব Full ভ Full ম Full য Full র Full ল Full শ Half ষ Full স Full হ Full য় Full