Learn Assamese/Assamese Sounds

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Assamese uses a variety of sounds. It has a rich collection of vowel sounds, however, consonant sounds are relatively less than other Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi etc.

Vowel Sounds

Vowels
	Front			Central			Back
	IPA	ROM	Assamese script	IPA	ROM	Script	IPA	ROM	Script
Close	i	i	ই/ঈ				u	u	উ/ঊ
Near-close							ʊ	û	ও
Close-mid	e	e	এ'				o	o	অ'
Open-mid	ɛ	ê	এ				ɔ	ô	অ
Open				a	a	আ

Consonant Sounds

Consonants
		Labial			Alveolar			Velar			Glottal
		IPA	ROM	Script	IPA	ROM	Script	IPA	ROM	Script	IPA	ROM	Script
Nasal		m	m	ম	n	n	ন/ণ	ŋ	ng	ঙ/ং
Stop	voiceless	p	p	প	t	t	ত/ট	k	k	ক
	aspirated	pʰ	ph	ফ	tʰ	th	থ/ঠ	kʰ	kh	খ
	voiced	b	b	ব	d	d	দ/ড	ɡ	g	গ
	murmured	bʱ	bh	ভ	dʱ	dh	ধ/ঢ	ɡʱ	gh	ঘ
Fricative	voiceless				s	s	চ/ছ	x	x	শ/ষ/স	ɦ	h	হ
Fricative	voiced				z	z	জ/ঝ/য
Approximant		w	w	ৱ	l, ɹ	l, r	ল, ৰ

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