Romanisation of Assamese

Romanisation of Assamese is the representation of the Assamese language in the Latin script. Various ways of romanisation systems of Assamese are used.

Romanisations comparison

The IPA transcription is provided in the rightmost column, representing the most common pronunciation of the glyph in Assamese, with the various romanisations described above.

Vowels and miscellaneous Symbol WRA SRA CCRA SRA2 IAST IPA অ ô o o o a [ɔ] অ’ o ó o o’ a’ [o] আ a a a a ā [a] ই i i i i i [i] ঈ i i i i ī [i] _ই, _ঈ _i _i _i _i, _ī [ɪ] _য়ি, _য়ী _î _yi _i’ _yi, _yī [i] উ u u u u u [u] ঊ u u u u ū [u] _উ, _ঊ _u _u _u _u _u, _ū [ʊ] _ৱু, _ৱূ _û _wu _u _vu, _vū [u] ঋ ri ri ri ri r̥ [ɹi] / [i] এ ê e e e e [ɛ] _য় _y _y _y _e _y [e] _য়ে _ye _ê _ye _e’’ _ye [ɛ] এ’ e é e e’ e’ [e] ঐ ôi oi oi oi ai [ɔɪ] ও û ü u u’ o [ʊ] ঔ ôu ou ou ou au [ɔʊ] ঃ ḥ~– h~– h~– h~– ḥ [h]~– ং ng ng / ŋ ng ng/n’ ṃ [ŋ] ঁ ̃ – – – ̃ [̃]/– ্য y~– y~– y~– y~– y varies ্ব – – – – b / v varies ক্ষ khy , kh khy , kh khy , kh khy , kh kṣ / khy [kʰ~kkʰ~kʰj] জ্ঞ gy, gg gy, gg gy, gg gy, gg jñ [ɡg~gj] জ্ , ্জ j j j j j [dʒ] জ্ব j j j j jv [dʒ] ত্ব tt tt tt tt tv [tt] স্ , শ্ , ষ্ , ্স s s s s s [s] ম্ব mb mb mb mb mb [mb] ন্ব nb nb nb nb nv [nb] দ্ব dd dd dd dd dv [dd]

Consonants Symbol WRA SRA CCRA SRA2 IAST IPA ক k k k k k [k] খ kh kh kh kh kh [kʰ]/[x] গ g g g g ɡ [ɡ] ঘ gh gh gh gh ɡh [ɡʱ] ঙ ng ng / ŋ ng ng / n’ ṅ [ŋ] চ s s s s c [s] ছ s s s s ch [s] জ z z / j j z / j j [z]/[dʒ] ঝ zh zh / jh jh zh / jh jh [zʱ]/[z] ঞ ñ, – n, – n, – n, – ñ [n], – ট t t t t ṭ [t] ঠ th th th th ṭh [tʰ] ড d d d d ḍ [d] ড় r r r r ṛ [ɹ] ঢ dh dh dh dh ḍh [dʱ] ঢ় rh rh~r~h rh~r~h rh~r~h ṛh [ʴɦ~ɹ~ɦ] ণ n n n n ṇ [n] ত t t t t t [t] থ th th th th th [t] দ d d d d d [d] ধ dh dh dh dh dh [dʱ] ন n n n n n [n] প p p p p p [p] ফ ph f / ph f f / ph ph [ɸ~pʰ~f] ব b b b b b [b] ভ bh v / bh v v / bh bh [bʱ] ম m m m m m [m] য z z / j j z / j y [dʒ] য় y y y y ẏ / y [j]/– ৰ r r r r r [ɹ] ল l l l l l [l] ৱ w~– w~– w~b~– w~– v [w~b~β]~– শ x~s x~s x~s x~s ś [x~s] ষ x~s x~s x~s x~s ṣ [x~s] স x~s x~s x~s x~s s [x~s] হ h h h h h [ɦ]

Examples

The following table includes examples of Assamese words romanised by using the various systems mentioned above.

Example words

In orthography	Meaning	WRA	SRA	CCRA	SRA2	IAST	IPA
মন	mind	môn	mon	mon	mon	man	[mɔn]
আই দায়ী	mother is responsible	ai dayi	ai daii	ai dayi	ai daii	āi dāẏī	[aɪ da]
সাপ	snake	xap	xap	xap	xap	sāpa	[xap]
সময়, সময়ে, সময়েই	time, time, only time	xômôy, xômôye, xômôyei	xomoe, xomoee, xomoei	xomoy, xomoye, xomoyei	xomoe, xomoee, xomoei	samaẏa, samaẏe, sanaẏei	[xɔmɔe xɔmɔɛ xɔmɔeɪ]
স্পৰ্শ	touch	spôrxô	sporxo	sporxo	sporxo	sparśa	/ispɔɹxɔ/
বিশ্বাস	believe	bissax	bissax	bissax	bissax	biśvāsa	[bisːax]
অসমীয়া	Assamese	ôxômia	oxomia	oxomia (axomiya)	oxomia	asamīyā	[ɔxɔmia]
তেল	oil	têl	tel	tel	tel	tela	[tɛl]
গ’ল	went	gol	gól	gol	go’l	ɡa’la	[ɡol]
মে’	May	me	mé	me (may)	me’	me’	[me]
গছ এজোপা	a (small) tree	gôs êzûpa	gos ezüpa	gos ejupa	gos ezu’pa	ɡacha ejopā	/ɡɔs ɛzʊpa/
জ্বৰ	fever	jôr	jor	jor	jor	jvara	[dʒɔɹ]
স্বাস্থ্য	health	saisthô	saistho	saistho	saistho	svāsthya	[saɪstʰɔ]
সংখ্যা	number	xôingkha	xoingkha  /  xoiŋkha	xoingkhya	xoingkha/xoin’kha	saṁkhyā	[xɔɪŋkʰa]
ব্যঞ্জনবৰ্ণ	consonant	byônjônbôrnô	byonjonborno	byonjonborno	byonjonborno	byañjanabarṇa	/beɔndʒɔnbɔɹnɔ/
জ্বলা	burn	jôla	jola	jola	jola	jvalā	/dʒɔla/
নাগৰিকত্ব	citizenship	nagôrikôttô	nagorikotto	nagorikotto	nagorikotto	nāgarikatva	/nagɔrikɔttɔ/
ৰাজ্য	state	raijjô	raijjo	raijyo	raijjo	rājya	[ɹaɪdʒɔ]
মুম্বাই	mumbai	mumbai	mumbai	mumbai	mumbai	mumbāī	[mʊmbaɪ]
আত্মহত্যা	suicide	atmôhôitta	atmohoitta	atmohoitya	atmohoitta	ātmahatyā	[atmɔɦɔɪtta]
অন্বেষণ	exploration	ônbêxôn	onbexon	onbexon	onbexon	ānveṣaṇa	[ɔnbɛxɔn]
উদ্বিগ্নতা	concern	uddignôta	uddignota	uddignota	uddignota	udvignatā	[uddignɔta]

Sample text

The following is a sample text in Assamese of the Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Assamese in Assamese alphabet

১ম অনুচ্ছেদ: জন্মগতভাৱে সকলো মানুহ মৰ্যাদা আৰু অধিকাৰত সমান আৰু স্বতন্ত্ৰ। তেওঁলোকৰ বিবেক, বুদ্ধি আছে। তেওঁলোকে প্ৰত্যেকে প্ৰেত্যেকক ভ্ৰাতৃভাৱে ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা উচিত।[1]

Assamese in WRA Romanisation

Prôthôm ônussêd: Zônmôgôtôbhawê xôkôlû manuh môrjada aru ôdhikarôt xôman aru sôtôntrô. Têû◌̃lûkôr bibêk, buddhi asê. Têû◌̃lûkê prôittêkê prôittêkôk bhratribhawê byôwôhar kôra usit.

Assamese in SRA Romanisation

Prothom onussed: Jonmogotobhawe xokolü manuh morjada aru odhikarot xoman aru sotontro. Teulükor bibek, buddhi ase. Xokolüre bibek, buddhi ase. Teulüke proitteke proittekok bhratribhawe byowohar kora usit.

Assamese in SRA Romanisation

Prothom onussed: Jonmogotovawe xokolu’ manuh morjada aru odhikarot xoman aru sotontro. Teulu’kor bibek, buddhi ase. Teulu’ke proitteke proittekok vratrivawe byowohar kora usit.

Assamese in CCRA Romanisation

Prothom onussed: Jonmogotobhawe xokolu manuh morjada aru odhikarot xoman aru sotontro. Teulukor bibek, buddhi ase. Teuluke proitteke proittekok bhratribhawe byowohar kora usit.

Assamese in IAST Romanisation

Prathama anucchēda: Janmagatabhāve sakalo mānuha maryādā āru adhikārata samāna āru svatantra. Tēõlokara bibēka, buddhi āchē. Tēõlokē pratyēkē pratyēkaka bhrātribhāvē byavahāra karā ucita.

Assamese in the International Phonetic Alphabet

/pɹɔtʰɔm ɔnussɛd | dʒɔnmɔɡɔtɔbʰabɛ xɔkɔlʊ manuɦ mɔɹdʒada aɹu ɔdʰikaɹɔt xɔman aɹu sɔtɔntɹɔ || tɛʊlʊkɔɹ bibɛk buddʰi asɛ || tɛʊlʊkɛ pɹɔttɛkɛ pɹɔttɛkɔk bʰɹatɹibʰabɛ bjɔbɔhaɹ kɔɹa usit/

Translation

Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience. Therefore, they should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

See also

• Roman Urdu

References

1. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/UDHR_Translations/asm.pdf