Assamese uses a variety of sounds. It has a rich collection of vowel sounds, however, consonant sounds are relatively less than other Indo-Aryan languages like Hindi etc.
Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| IPA
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ROM
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Assamese script
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IPA
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ROM
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Script
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IPA
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ROM
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Script
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| Close
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i
|
i
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ই/ঈ
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u
|
u
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উ/ঊ
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| Near-close
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|
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ʊ
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û
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ও
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| Close-mid
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e
|
e
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এ'
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o
|
o
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অ'
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| Open-mid
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ɛ
|
ê
|
এ
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ɔ
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ô
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অ
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| Open
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|
a
|
a
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আ
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Consonants
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Velar
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Glottal
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| IPA
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ROM
|
Script
|
IPA
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ROM
|
Script
|
IPA
|
ROM
|
Script
|
IPA
|
ROM
|
Script
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| Nasal
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m
|
m
|
ম
|
n
|
n
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ন/ণ
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ŋ
|
ng
|
ঙ/ং
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| Stop
|
voiceless
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p
|
p
|
প
|
t
|
t
|
ত/ট
|
k
|
k
|
ক
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| aspirated
|
pʰ
|
ph
|
ফ
|
tʰ
|
th
|
থ/ঠ
|
kʰ
|
kh
|
খ
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| voiced
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b
|
b
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ব
|
d
|
d
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দ/ড
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ɡ
|
g
|
গ
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|
| murmured
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bʱ
|
bh
|
ভ
|
dʱ
|
dh
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ধ/ঢ
|
ɡʱ
|
gh
|
ঘ
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| Fricative
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voiceless
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|
s
|
s
|
চ/ছ
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x
|
x
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শ/ষ/স
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ɦ
|
h
|
হ
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| voiced
|
|
z
|
z
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জ/ঝ/য
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|
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| Approximant
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w
|
w
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ৱ
|
l, ɹ
|
l, r
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ল, ৰ
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