Bangla: Alphabet

Consonants Unvoiced   Voiced Unaspirated Aspirated Unaspirated Aspirated Gutterals KAW KHAW GAW GHAW O[nasal]AW Palatals CHAW CHCHAW Borgio JAW JHAW E[nasal]AW Retroflex TAW THAW DAW DHAW Mordhonno NAW Dentals TAW THAW DAW DHAW Danto NAW Labials PAW PHAW BAW BHAW MAW Semivowels Antostho JAW RAW LAW Talobbo SHAW Silibants Mordhonno SHAW Donto SHAW HAW Dae Shoono RAW Dhae Shoono RAW Additional Antostho AW Khando TAW Onooshshawr Bishargo Chandro Bindoo Vowels AW A I Hrashho E EE Deergho E U Hrashho O OO Deergho O REE E OY O OU Miscellaneous Signs Symbol Name Usage Hasanta If placed below a consonant, it indicates that the inherent vowel /aw/ must not be pronounced. Reph When the /raw/ sound is the first of two consonants joined together, it is written above the second consonant and called a reph.  It resembles an accent aigu or acute accent mark.  For example, the combination at left would produce a /tr/ sound. (Raphala) When the /raw/ sound is the second of two consonants joined together, it is written below the other consonant, as a squiggly line. (Japhala) /jaw/ as the second consonant in a combined word is written as a Japhala.  It loses the /jaw/ sound and has the effect of doubling the letter with which it is combined.  When placed at the end of a word, the intrinsic vowel /aw/ is pronounced at the end of the word. (Baphala) /baw/ as the second consonant in a combined letter is usually written underneath and called Baphala.  It loses its sound and has the effect of making the pronunciation of the letter with which it is combined more emphatic. (Maphala) When /maw/ as the second letter is combined with another consonant, it has the effect of producing a nasal sound.