Consonants
|
IPA |
Sylheti |
Examples |
ISO 15919 |
English Approximation
|
b
|
ꠛ, ꠜ |
ꠛꠣꠙ, ꠜꠣꠁ |
b |
abash
|
d̪
|
ꠖ, ꠗ |
ꠖꠣꠉ, ꠗꠣꠘ |
d |
deal (dental), the (Th-stopping)
|
ɖ
|
ꠒ, ꠓ |
ꠒꠦꠇꠣ, ꠑꠣꠟ |
ḍ |
American English bird
|
dʒ
|
ꠎ, ꠏ |
ꠁꠎ꠆ꠎꠔ, ꠏꠣꠟ |
j |
hedge
|
f
|
ꠙ, ꠚ |
ꠙꠣꠘ, ꠚꠟ |
j |
fish
|
ɸ
|
ꠙ, ꠚ |
ꠙꠥꠀ, ꠚꠣꠇ |
f |
find
|
ɡ
|
ꠉ, ꠊ |
ꠉꠣꠍ, ꠊꠣꠘꠥꠀ |
g |
agate
|
ɦ
|
ꠢ |
ꠢꠣꠔꠇꠞꠣ, ꠢꠥꠐꠇꠤ |
h |
behind
|
j
|
ꠄ |
ꠝꠄꠘꠣ |
y |
yes
|
k
|
ꠇ, ꠈ |
ꠇꠤꠍꠝꠔ, ꠈꠥꠀꠛ |
k |
scan
|
l
|
ꠟ |
ꠟꠣꠡ |
l |
leaf
|
m
|
ꠝ |
ꠝꠣꠁꠎꠤ |
m |
much
|
n
|
ꠘ |
ꠘꠣꠇ |
n |
not
|
ŋ
|
ꠋ |
ꠢꠥꠋꠉꠣ, ꠞꠋ |
ṅ |
sing
|
p
|
ꠙ |
ꠍꠣꠙ꠆ꠙꠣ, ꠌꠣꠝ꠆ꠙꠣ |
p |
span
|
r[1]
|
ꠞ |
ꠀꠞꠣꠝ |
r |
ring; flapped or trilled r
|
ɽ
|
ꠠ |
ꠛꠠ, ꠉꠣꠠꠤ, ꠊꠥꠠꠣ |
ṛ |
US: larder
|
s
|
ꠌ, ꠍ |
ꠌꠣꠃꠟ, ꠔꠍꠛꠤꠞ |
s |
sue
|
ʃ
|
ꠡ |
ꠝꠡꠣ, ꠡꠙꠞꠤ, ꠡꠝꠄ |
ś |
shoe
|
t̪
|
ꠔ, ꠕ |
ꠔꠣꠙ, ꠕꠣꠟ |
t |
think (Th-stopping), thought (Th-stopping)
|
ʈ
|
ꠐ, ꠑ |
ꠐꠦꠇꠞ, ꠑꠥꠐ |
ṭ |
art (rhotic)
|
tʃ
|
ꠌ, ꠍ |
ꠛꠣꠁꠌ꠆ꠌꠣ, ꠁꠌ꠆ꠍꠣ |
c |
catch
|
β
|
ꠅ |
ꠅꠤꠍꠣ, ꠅꠧꠐ |
v |
visa, vote
|
w[2]
|
ꠅ |
ꠅꠣꠖꠣ, ꠅꠤꠟꠤꠀꠝ |
w |
wall
|
x
|
ꠇ, ꠈ |
ꠇꠟꠝ, ꠈꠣꠞꠣꠙ |
k͟h |
Scottish loch
|
z
|
ꠎ, ꠏ |
ꠎꠣꠇꠣꠔ, ꠏꠣꠝꠦꠟꠣ |
z |
zip
|
|
Vowels
|
Monophthongs
|
IPA |
Sylheti |
Examples |
ISO 15919 |
English Approximation
|
a
|
ꠀ |
ꠀꠝ |
ā |
father, RP cut
|
e
|
ꠄ |
ꠄꠘ꠆ꠒꠣ |
ē |
may
|
i
|
ꠁ |
ꠁꠐ |
i |
beat
|
o
|
ꠅ |
ꠅꠎꠥ |
ō |
sole
|
ɔ
|
ꠅ |
ꠅꠘꠦ |
ô |
off
|
u
|
ꠃ |
ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠣꠟ |
u |
food
|
ʊ
|
ꠅ |
ꠀꠅ, ꠎꠣꠅ |
ŭ |
look
|
Diphthongs
|
ɔi
|
ꠅꠂ, ꠅꠁ |
ꠅꠂꠍꠦ, ꠜꠂꠌꠣꠟ |
ôi |
soil
|
ɔu
|
ꠅꠃ |
ꠅꠃꠡꠗ, ꠘꠃꠇꠣ |
ôu |
low
|
Suprasegmentals
|
IPA |
|
ˈ
|
primary stress (placed before stressed syllable)[3]
|
ˌ
|
secondary stress (placed before stressed syllable)[3]
|
ː
|
doubled consonant
|
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