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    Thanks again for your help Shibu.

    I was able to find some information on this (source: https://beautifulbengal.com/learn-bengali.html), repeated here to make it easier to find for newcomers on iTalki. More information can also be found on the wiki page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa_deletion_in_Indo-Aryan_languages).

    Another kind of inconsistency is concerned with the incomplete coverage of phonological information in the script. The inherent vowel attached to every consonant can be either [ɔ] or [o] depending on the context, but this phonological information is not captured by the script, creating ambiguity for the reader. Furthermore, the inherent vowel is often not pronounced at the end of a syllable, as in কম [kɔm] "less", but this omission is not generally reflected in the script, making it difficult for the new reader.
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    May 7, 2019
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    Thank you for the information Shibu. And yes, I am an Indian.

    So based on your answer, there is no rule to determine when to pronounce the ô and when not to?

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    May 7, 2019
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    Inherent vowel in Bengali consonants

    Hey everyone,

    So I know that in Bengali, the inherent vowel "অ" is a part of each consonant, and when the consonant is pronounced, it's a bit like "awe" (written as "ô") rather than "o" (except in certain conditions, when it is pronounced as "o").

    An example would be the word "কলকাতা", which is pronounced as "kôlkata".

    Now my question is: why is the consonant ক pronounced as "kô", but the consonant ল not pronounced as "lô"? Why is "kôlkata" and not "kôlôkata"? Is there a reason why only the first consonant is pronounced with the inherent vowel, or am I being dumb?


    Thanks,

    Sumit


    May 6, 2019
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    April 28, 2019
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    Mera parivaar

    mera naam kerre hai. main taintaalees saal <s>ka</s> ki hoon. main ek maan hoon. mujhe padhana pasand hai. mujhe teevee sho dekhana bhee pasand hai. mujhe bhaashaon ka adhyayan karana pasand hai. main angrezee aur spainish bolati hoon. main hindee <s>seekhati </s> seekh rahi hoon, lekin main abhee tak ise nahin bolati hoon. mujhe apane chhote se shahar mein tahalana pasand hai.

    What I am trying to say! My name is Kerrie. I am forty-three years old. I am a mother. I like to read. I like to watch TV shows, too. I like to study languages. I speak English and Spanish. I learn Hindi, but I don't speak it yet. I like to take a walk downtown in my little town.
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    April 26, 2019
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    April 20, 2019
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