The Assamese Alphabet is the first thing learners face when learning the Assamese language. In the English language, there are vowels and consonants. Just like that, Assamese also has 11 vowels and 41 consonants. In this article, you’ll explore all the details of the Assamese alphabet.
Interesting Facts about the Assamese Alphabet
Here are some interesting facts about the Assamese language:
- Assamese is the official language of Assam and serves as a lingua franca for communication among various ethnic groups across the northeastern states of India, including Nagaland.
- The central government recognized the Assamese language as a classical language of India.
- The Assamese script is a form of the Eastern Nagari script, which is also used for the Bengali and Maithili scripts. Although both these scripts are very similar, there are some obvious differences in some letters, such as ‘ৰ’ (ro) and ‘ৱ’ (vo).
A Complete Assamese Alphabet Chart (অসমীয়া বৰ্ণমালা)
Assamese Vowels:
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| Assamese vowel | PRON. | Vowel sign |
|---|---|---|
| অ | o | none |
| আ | aa | া (akar) |
| ই | hrosw-e | ি (horswo-ekar) |
| ঈ | dirgho-e | ী (dirgho-ekar |
| উ | hrosw-ou | ু (hroswoukar) |
| ঊ | dirgho-u | ূ (dirghoukar) |
| ঋ | hri | ৃ (hrikar) |
| এ | ae | ে (aekar) |
| ঐ | oi | ৈ (oikar) |
| ও | ü | ো (ükar) |
| ঔ | oü | ৌ (oükar) |
Consonants Letter of the Assamese (ব্যঞ্জনবৰ্ণ)
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| Assamese Alphabet with Picture |
Here is the list of 41 consonant letters in Assamese.
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| Assamese Letter | PRON. | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ক | ko | k |
| খ | kho | kh |
| গ | go | g |
| ঘ | gho | gh |
| ঙ | üngo | ng |
| চ | prothom-so | s |
| ছ | dwitia-so | s |
| জ | borgya-jo | j |
| ঝ | jho | jh |
| ঞ | niyo | y |
| ট | murdhoinya-to | t |
| ঠ | murdhoinya-tho | tho |
| ড | murdhoinya-do | d |
| ঢ | murdhoinya-dho | dh |
| ণ | murdhoinya-no | n |
| ত | dontya-to | t |
| থ | dontya-tho | th |
| দ | dontya-do | d |
| ধ | dontya-dho | dh |
| ন | dontya-no | n |
| প | po | p |
| ফ | pho | ph /or f |
| ব | bo | b |
| ভ | bho | bh /or v |
| ম | mo | m |
| য | ontohstho-zo | z |
| ৰ | ro | r |
| ল | lo | l |
| ৱ | uwab-wo | w |
| শ | talbya-xo | x /or s |
| ষ | murdhoinya-xo | xo /or s |
| স | dontya-xo | x /or s |
| হ | ho | h |
| ক্ষ | khiyo | khy |
| ড় | dore-ro | r |
| ঢ় | dhore-ra | ra |
| য় | ontohstho-yo | y |
| ৎ | hosonto | none |
| ং | anuxar | none |
| ঃ | bisargo | none |
| ঁ | chandrabindu | none |
Assamese Numerals 0 to 10
The Assamese language has its numeral symbols listed below:
- 0 – o (xuino)
- 1 – ১ (ek)
- 2 – ২ (dui)
- 3 – ৩ (tini)
- 4 – ৪ (sari)
- 5 – ৫ (pas)
- 6 – ৬ (soy)
- 7 – ৭ (xat)
- 8 – ৮ (aath)
- 9 – ৯ (no)
- 10 – ১০ (das)
FAQs on Assamese Alphabet
- Assamese letter ৰ (ro)
- Bengali letter র (ro)


