Bengali

Vowels and Diphthongs (see Note 1) a I e ai u o au

Consonants (see Note 2) Gutturals Palatals Cerebrals Dentals ka ca a ta kha cha ha t ga ja a tha gha jha a da a a ha dha ha na a

Labials Semivowels Sibilants Aspirate pa ya a ha pha a sha ba (see Note 3) ra sa bha la ma ba (see Note 3)

Anusvra Bisarga Candrabindu (anunsika) (see Note 4) Abagraha (see Note 5) n, m (apostrophe) Notes 1. Only the vowel forms that appear at the beginning of a syllable are listed; the forms used for

vowels following a consonant can be found in grammars; no distinction between the two is made in transliteration.