Help:IPA/Assamese

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Assamese pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

English approximations are in some cases very loose, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.

Consonants IPA Assamese Approximate English equivalent b ব about bʱ ভ abhor tʃ চ় catch tʃʰ ছ় ‌ choose d দ ড code dʱ ধ ঢ guardhouse dʒ জ় bridge dʒʱ ঝ় hedgehog f ফ ফ় free ɡ গ agate ɡʱ ঘ pigheaded ɣ গ গ় afghanistan ɦ হ ঃ head k ক scan kʰ খ can l ল leaf m ম much n ন ণ ঞ not ŋ ঙ ং bring p প span pʰ ফ naphtha (in this case, ph is not pronounced as 'f') q ক ক় qatar ɹ ৰ ড় real ɾ ড় three (Scottish English) ɹʱ ঢ় warhead (American English) ɾʱ ঢ় s চ ছ sue ɕ ছ she t ত ট tough tʰ থ ঠ thought v ভ ভ় র view w ৱ wave x স শ ষ loch (Scottish English) ç স শ ষ hue (British English) j য় ঞ young z জ য zero zʱ ঝ zhorna

Vowels IPA Assamese Approximate English equivalent a আ, পা father ə আ, পা, আ', পা' nut e এ, পে, এ', পে' bed ɛ এ, পে fat e̯ য় sky i ই, পি, ঈ, পী dill o অ', প' old ɔ অ, প office u উ, পু put ʊ ও, পো look