Bengali–Assamese script

Bengali–Assamese script

Some language-specific usages

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===Some language-specific usages===
===Some language-specific usages===
In the [[Bengali alphabet]], {{lang|bn|অ্যা}} is used when the intended pronunciation would otherwise be ambiguous.{{Clarify|date=May 2023}} Some other languages use a vowel {{lang|bn|অৗ}} to denote /{{IPA|ɯ}}/ which is not found in either Bengali or Assamese; and though the vowel diacritic (''matra'', {{lang|bn|ৗ}}) is found in Tirhuta the vowel letter itself is absent. Assamese alphabet uses an additional "matra" (ʼ) that is used to represent the phonemes {{lang|bn|অʼ}} and {{lang|bn|এʼ}}.
In the [[Bengali alphabet]], {{lang|bn|অ্যা}} is used to write {{IPA|/æ/}} in foreign loan words.{{Cite web |last=আনিসুজ্জামান |first=সভাপতি |title=প্রমিত বাংলা বানানের নিয়ম |url=https://xeroxtree.com/pdf/promito_bangla_bananer_niyom.pdf}} Some other languages use a vowel {{lang|bn|অৗ}} to denote /{{IPA|ɯ}}/ which is not found in either Bengali or Assamese; and though the vowel diacritic (''matra'', {{lang|bn|ৗ}}) is found in Tirhuta the vowel letter itself is absent. Assamese alphabet uses an additional "matra" (ʼ) that is used to represent the phonemes {{lang|bn|অʼ}} and {{lang|bn|এʼ}}.
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Vowel signs can be used in conjunction with consonants to modify the pronunciation of the consonant (here exemplified by {{lang|bn|ক}}, kô). When no vowel Diacritic symbol is written, then the vowel "{{lang|bn|অ}}" (ô) is the default inherited vowel for the consonant. To specifically denote the absence of a vowel, a ''[[Virama|hôsôntô]]'' (্) may be written underneath the consonant.
Vowel signs can be used in conjunction with consonants to modify the pronunciation of the consonant (here exemplified by {{lang|bn|ক}}, kô). When no vowel Diacritic symbol is written, then the vowel "{{lang|bn|অ}}" (ô) is the default inherited vowel for the consonant. To specifically denote the absence of a vowel, a ''[[Virama|hôsôntô]]'' (্) may be written underneath the consonant.



===Consonants===
===Consonants===