Bengali Vowel Classification (স্বরধ্বনি শ্রেণিবিভাগ)

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Vocabulary practice flashcards covering the classification of Bengali vowel sounds according to tongue height and horizontal tongue position.

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Vowel classification by tongue height (জিভ কতটা নিচে নামে অনুযায়ী স্বরধ্বনি)

The classification dividing vowel sounds into 4 categories based on how much the tongue lowers during pronunciation: উচ্চ, উচ্চ-মধ্য, নিম্ন-মধ্য, and নিম্ন.

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উচ্চ স্বরধ্বনি (High vowels)

Vowel sounds produced with the tongue at its highest position, which are ই and উ.

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উচ্চ-মধ্য স্বরধ্বনি (High-mid vowels)

Vowel sounds produced with the tongue in the upper-middle position, which are এ and ও.

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নিম্ন-মধ্য স্বরধ্বনি (Low-mid vowels)

Vowel sounds produced with the tongue in the lower-middle position, which are অ্যা and অ.

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নিম্ন স্বরধ্বনি (Low vowels)

The vowel sound produced with the tongue at its lowest position, which is আ.

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Vowel classification by front-back position (জিভের সম্মুখ-পশ্চাৎ অবস্থান অনুযায়ী স্বরধ্বনি)

The classification dividing vowel sounds into 3 categories based on the tongue's forward or backward position: সম্মুখ, মধ্য, and পশ্চাৎ.

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সম্মুখ স্বরধ্বনি (Front vowels)

Vowel sounds produced when the tongue is positioned toward the front: ই, এ, and অ্যা.

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মধ্য স্বরধ্বনি (Central vowels)

The vowel sound produced when the tongue is in a central position: আ.

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পশ্চাৎ স্বরধ্বনি (Back vowels)

Vowel sounds produced when the tongue is positioned toward the back: অ, ও, and উ.