Extensive use ofObhishruti (অভিশ্রুতি, /obʱisrut̪i/,umlaut). E.g. Beng. Koriya (করিয়া, /koria/, meaning - having done) > Beng. Koira (কইর্যা, /koirya/) > Beng. Kore (করে, /kore/).[8]
The change of অ to ও, when অ is the first sound of a word where the অ is followed by ই(ি), ও(ো), ক্ষ or য. E.g. Ati (written অতি, means 'excess') is pronounced as Oti (ওতি, /ot̪i/).
Use ofvowel harmony. E.g. Bilati (বিলাতি, /bilat̪i/, meaning - foreign) became Biliti (বিলিতি, /bilit̪i/).[9]
Most of the time, if the first sound of a word is 'n', it becomes 'l' and if it is 'l', it becomes 'n'. E.g. newa (নেওয়া, /nēwa/) became lewa (লেওয়া, /lēwa/) and lebu (লেবু, /lēbu/, meaning - lemon) became nebu (নেবু, /nēbu/).[10]
The Aspirated 'chh' at the after of a word is pronounced like not aspirated 'ch'. E.g Giyechhi (গিয়েছি, /giyēchhi/, meaning - have gone) became gechi (গেচি, /gēchi/).
The common standard Bengali plural affix 'gulô' (গুলো) is pronounced 'gunô' (গুনো) in the dialect, whereas it becomes 'gulā' or 'gulān' ineastern Bengali dialects.
The past first person affix (i)lām in standard dialect becomes (i)lum, or (i)nu. E.g the word in standard dialect 'kôr(i)lām' (কর'লাম) became kôr(i)lum (কর'লুম) or kôr(i)nu (কর'নু).
The 'go' suffix which is added to the singular genetive to form the genetive plural is also found in Rarhi dialect speaking areas but it is commonly used inVanga dialects. E.g āmā-gô (our), tômā-gô (your).[9]
Ôbhishruti (অভিশ্রুতি, /obʱisrut̪i/) andÔpinihiti (অপিনিহিতি, /opinihit̪i/,epenthesis) are two phonological phenomena that occur in spokenBengali dialects. Opinihiti refers to the phonological process in which ai oru is pronounced before it occurs in the word. Obhishruti is the sound change in which this shiftedi oru becomes removed and changes the preceding vowel. Observe the example above : Koriya (করিয়া, /koria/) > Koirya (কইর্যা, /koira/) > Kore (করে, /kore/). First Opinihiti changes Koriya to Koirya (notice how the I changes position.), then Obhishruti changes Koirya (কইর্যা) to Kore (করে).[11]
^Bandyopadhyay, Anita (2001)."Problems of Phonetic Transcription in Bengali".Praci-Bhasha-Vijnan Indian Journal of Linguistics.20: 79.OCLC2256120.Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved2020-09-30.by the word standard Bengali pronunciation we normally understand the Bengali language as is spoken in Calcutta and round about the places on the banks of the riverBhagirathi.
^Bangladesh Quarterly. Department of Films & Publications, Government of Bangladesh. 2002. p. 6.Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved2020-09-30.
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^Folk-lore. Indian Publications. 1975.Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved2019-08-16.
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