Consonants Clusters
According to Dr. G. C. Goswami the number of two-phoneme clusters is 143 symbolized by 174 conjunct letters. Three phoneme clusters are 21 in number, which are written by 27 conjunct clusters. A few of them are given hereafter as examples:
| Conjunct letters | Conjunct letters (Latin interpretation) | [Phoneme clusters (with phonetics) |
|---|---|---|
| ক + ক | (ka+ka) | ক্ক kka |
| ঙ + ক | (na+ka) | ঙ্ক ńka |
| ল + ক | (la+ka) | ল্ক lka |
| ষ + ক | (şa+ka) | স্ক şka |
| স + ফ | (sa+pha) | স্ফ spha |
| ঙ + খ | (ña+kh) | ঙ্খ ñkha |
| স + খ | (sa+kh) | স্খ skha |
| ঙ + গ | (ńa+ga) | ঙ্গ ńga |
| ঙ + ঘ | (ń+gha) | ঙঘ ńgha |
| দ + ঘ | (da+gha) | দঘ dgha |
| শ + চ | (śa+ca) | শ্চ śca |
| চ + চ্হ | (ca+cha) | চ্ছ ccha |
| ঞ + চ্হ | (ña+cha) | ঞ্ছ ñcha |
| ঞ + জ | (ña+ja) | ঞ্জ ñja |
| জ + ঞ | (ja+ña) | জ্ঞ jña |
| ল + ট্ | (la+ţa) | ল্ lţa |
| ণ + ঠ | (ņ+tḥa) | ণ্ঠ ņtha |
| ষ + ঠ | (şa+tḥa) | ষ্ঠ ştha |
| ণ + ড | (ņa+ḍa) | ণ্ড ņḍa |
| ষ + ণ | (şa+ņa) | ষ্ণ şņa |
| হ + ন | (ha+na) | হ hna |
| ক + ষ | (ka+ņa) | ক্ষ kņa |
| প + ত | (pa+ta) | প্ত pta |
| স + ত | (sa+ta) | স্ত sta |
| ক + ত | (ka+ta) | ক্ত kta |
| গ + ন | (ga+na) | ঘ্ন gna |
| ম + ন | (ma+na) | ম্ন mna |
| শ + ন | (śa+na) | শ্ন śna |
| স + ন | (sa+na) | স্ন sna |
| হ + ন | (ha+na) | হ hna |
| ত + থ | (ta+tha) | ত্থ ttha |
| ন + থ | (na+tha) | ন্থ ntha |
| ষ + থ | (şa+tha) | ষ্থ ştha |
| ন + দ | (na+da) | ন্দ nda |
| ব + দ | (ba+da) | ব্দ bda |
| ম + প | (ma+pa) | ম্প mpa |
| ল + প | (la+pa) | ল্প lpa |
| ষ + প | (şa+pa) | ষ্প şpa |
| স + প | (sa+pa) | স্প spa |
| ম + ফ | (ma+pha) | ম্ফ mpha |
| ষ + ফ | (şa+pha) | স্ফ şpha |
| দ + ব | (da+ba) | দ্ব dba |
| ম + ব | (ma+ba) | ম্ব mba |
| হ + ব | ha+ba) | হ্ব hba |
| দ + ভ | (da+bha) | দ্ভ dbha |
| ম + ভ | (ma+bha) | ম্ভ mbha |
| ক + ম | (ka+ma) | ক্ম kma |
| দ + ম | (da+ma) | দ্ম dma |
| হ + ম | (ha+ma) | হ্ম hma |
| ম + ম | (ma+ma) | ম্ম mma |
Read more about this topic: Assamese Alphabet, Assamese Symbols
Famous quotes containing the word clusters:
“What wondrous life in this I lead!
Ripe apples drop about my head;
The luscious clusters of the vine
Upon my mouth do crush their wine;
The nectarine and curious peach
Into my hands themselves do reach;
Stumbling on melons, as I pass,
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)