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Alphabet

ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ
ꠟꠤꠙꠤ ꠢꠤꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ

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Vowel

ꠀ
ꠀꠟꠤ (al̯i)
lizard

[a] আ
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 ꠁ
Vowel

ꠁꠍꠣ (isa)
prawns

[i] ই
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 ꠃ
Vowel

ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ (un̯d̯ur̯)
mouse

[ʊ] উ
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Vowel

ꠄ
ꠄꠉꠥ (egu)
one

[ɛ] এ
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Vowel

ꠅ
ꠅꠟꠁꠖ (ol̯oid̯)
turmeric

[ɔ] অ/ও
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ꠇ
ꠇꠥꠔ꠆ꠔꠣ (kutta)
̯̯
dog

‘ko’ [ x / k] ক
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ꠈ
ꠈꠣꠘꠤ (khan̯i)
food

h
‘k o’ [ x / k ] খ
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ꠉ
ꠉꠥꠀ (gua)
betel nut

‘go’ [ g ] গ
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ꠊ
ꠊꠥꠞꠣ (guRa)
horse

h
‘g o’ [ g ] ঘ
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 ꠋ
ꠌꠦꠋ (seng)
snakehead fish

‘ngo’ [ ŋ ] ং
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 ꠌ
ꠌꠣꠘ (san̯)
moon

‘co’ [ s / ʧ ] চ
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 ꠍ
ꠍꠥꠞꠣꠘꠤ (surani)
key

‘c o’ [ s / ʧ ]
h
ছ
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ꠎ
ꠎꠋꠉꠟ (zongol)
jungle

‘jo’ [ z / ʤ ] জ
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ꠏ
ꠏꠥꠐꠣ (zuta)
dirty or used

‘j o’ [ z / ʤ ]
h
ঝ
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 ꠐ
ꠐꠥꠚꠣꠐꠥꠚꠤ (tufatufi)
picnic

‘to’ [ T ] ট
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 ꠑ
ꠑꠦꠋ (teng)
leg

h
‘t o’ [ t ] ঠ
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ꠒ
ꠒꠣꠁꠟ (dail)
lentil

‘do’ [ ɖ ] ড
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 ꠓ
ꠓꠥꠚꠤ (dufi)
dove

‘d o’ [ ɖ ]
h
ঢ
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 ꠔ
ꠔꠦꠞꠣ (t̯era)
star

‘to’ [ t̯ ] ত
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ꠕ
ꠕꠣꠟꠣ (t̯al̯a)
metal plate (for eating)

‘tho’ [ t̯ ] থ
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ꠖ
ꠖꠣꠖꠣ (d̯ad̯a)
patrenal grandfather

‘do’ [ d̯ ] দ
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ꠗ
ꠗꠘꠥꠇ (d̯on̯uk)
archery bow

‘d o’ [ d̯ ]
h
ধ
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ꠘ
ꠘꠣꠁꠞꠟ / ꠘꠣꠁꠇꠟ
(n̯air̯ol / n̯aikol)
coconut

‘no’ [ n / ɳ / ɲ ] ন
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ꠙ
ꠙꠤꠙꠠꠣ (fifRa)
ant

‘po’ [ ɸ / p ] প
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ꠚ
ꠚꠦꠌꠣ (fesa)
owl

‘p o’ [ ɸ / p ]
h
ফ
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ꠛ
ꠛꠣꠉ (bag)
tiger

‘bo’ [ b ] ব
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 ꠜ
ꠜꠣꠟ꠆ꠟꠥꠇ (bal̯l̯uk)
bear

‘b o’ [ b ]
h
ভ
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ꠝ
ꠝꠃ ꠙꠥꠇ (mou fuk)
bee

‘mo’ [m ] ম
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 ꠟ
ꠟꠣꠑꠤ (l̯ati)
stick

‘lo’ [ l̯ ] ল
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ꠞ
ꠞꠣꠘꠤ (r̯an̯i)
queen

‘ro’ [ ɾ̯ ] র
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ꠠ
ꠟꠣꠠꠤ / ꠞꠣꠠꠧ / ꠠꠣꠠꠤ
(l̯aRi / r̯aRi)
widow
‘Ra’ [ ɽ ] ড
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ꠡ
ꠡꠥꠞꠥꠎ (shuruz)
sun

‘sho’ [ ʃ ] শ
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ꠢ
ꠢꠥꠚꠣ (hufa)
muzzle

‘ho’ [ h ] হ
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 ꠣ
Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠢꠣꠔꠇꠞꠣ (hatkora)
citrus macroptera

ꠇꠣꠣ [xa / ka] কা

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Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠧ ꠃꠧꠞ / ꠇꠧꠞ (Uro / kuro)

on lap

ꠇꠧ [xo] েকা
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Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠤ ꠇꠤꠔꠣꠛ (kit̯ab)
book

ꠇꠤ [ki] িক
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Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠥ ꠇꠥꠝ (kum)
egg yolk

ꠇꠥꠥ [ku] কু
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Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠇꠂꠂ
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ꠂ
ꠈꠂ ꠝꠣꠍ (koi mas)

[xoi]
koi fish

ৈক
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Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠇꠦ
ꠈꠦꠁꠞ (xeir)
game

ꠇꠦ [ xe / ke ] েক
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Vowel diacritics and other symbols

ꠇꠋ [xong / kong ] কং
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ꠋ ꠢꠋꠤꠉꠁ / ꠢꠋꠤꠉꠢ
(hingoi / hingho)
lion

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 Conjunct Consonants

ꠇ꠆ꠇ
kko
ꠎ꠆ꠎ
jjo
ꠇ꠆ꠔ
kto
ꠔ꠆ꠔ
tto
ꠌ꠆ꠌ
cco
ꠘ꠆ꠔ
nto
ꠌ꠆ꠍ
ccho
ꠘ꠆ꠖ
ndo
꠆
ꠛ꠆ꠛ ꠘ꠆ꠘ ꠝ꠆ꠛ ꠝ꠆ꠝ
bbo nno mbo mmo
ꠞ꠆ꠟ ꠡ꠆ꠇ ꠡ꠆ꠌ ꠡ꠆ꠍ
rlo sko sco scho
ꠡ꠆ꠔ ꠡ꠆ꠛ
sto sbo

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 Punctuation

‐
‐ ǀ ॥ ,; ⁕
( . full stop )

Capital Letters

(capital) ꠅ-[ɔ]-অ/ও

(capital) ꠢ - ‘ho’ [ h ] - হ

(capital) ꠉ - ‘go’ [ g ] - গ

(capital) ꠇ - ‘ko’ [ x / k] - ক

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 Vowels

ꠀ ꠁ ꠃ ꠄ ꠅ
Consonants

ꠇ ꠈ ꠉ ꠊ ꠌ
ꠍ ꠎ ꠏ ꠐ
ꠋꠑ ꠒ
ꠓ ꠔ ꠕ ꠖ ꠗ ꠘ
ꠙ ꠚ ꠛ ꠜ ꠝ ꠟ
ꠞ ꠠ ꠡ ꠢ

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 ꠉꠘꠣ Numbers

0 1 2 3

4 5 6 7

8 9 10

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Learn the Sylheti Alphabet
ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ ꠟꠤꠙꠤ ꠢꠤꠇꠃꠇ꠆ꠇꠣ
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