Arakanese Consonants and Vowel Letters

This page presents the 33 written consonant letters and the vowel forms as tables. Each letter is shown with its name and the supplied phonetic transcription (IPA).

The 33 consonant letters

Read down the rows. The table is divided into groups of five, with a final group of three.

Reading this reference: The chart lists 33 written consonant letters; this is not a count of distinct consonant sounds. Letter names and IPA are retained from the supplied lesson. The transcriptions have not been independently verified.

Vowel letters and written forms

The vowel forms from the lesson are shown below with their supplied phonetic transcriptions.

Additional consonant form

The supplied lesson also includes သျှ with the transcription [ʃ]. It is displayed separately from the vowel forms.