| Consonants
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
|---|
| b
|
ব
|
beau
| | bʱ
|
ভ
|
abhore
| | d̪
|
দ
|
ado
| | d̪ʱ
|
ধ
|
adhere
| | ɖ
|
ড
|
guard
| | ɖʱ
|
ঢ
|
guardhouse
| | dʒ
|
জ
|
job
| | dʒʱ
|
ঝ
|
hedgehog
| | ɡ
|
গ
|
gain
| | ɡʱ
|
ঘ
|
pigheaded
| | ɦ
|
হ
|
ahead
| | k
|
ক
|
sky
| | kʰ
|
খ
|
can
| | l
|
ল
|
leaf
| | m
|
ম
|
moon
| | n
|
ন
|
note
| | ŋ
|
রং
|
feeling
| | p
|
প
|
spy
| | pʰ
|
ফ
|
food
| | r
|
র
|
trilled r
| | ɽ
|
ড়
|
US: larder
| | ɽʱ
|
ঢ়
|
as [ɽ] plus h
| | s
|
স
|
six
| | ʃ
|
শ
|
shoe
| | t̪
|
ত
|
stable
| | t̪ʰ
|
থ
|
table
| | ʈ
|
ট
|
art
| | ʈʰ
|
ঠ
|
art-historian
| | tʃ
|
চ
|
check
| | tʃʰ
|
ছ
|
choose
|
|
| Vowels
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
nearest English equivalent
|
|---|
| a
|
আ
|
father
| | e
|
এ
|
clay
| | ɛ
|
এ
|
festival
| | i
|
ই
|
see
| | o
|
ও
|
sole
| | ɔ
|
অ
|
sort
| | u
|
উ
|
moon
| | ~
|
ঁ
|
nasal vowel
([ãː], [õː], etc.)
| | Diphthongs
|
|---|
| oj
|
ঐ
|
boy
| | ow
|
ঔ
|
low
|
|
