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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.