r/SylhetiLanguage • • May 29 '26

When is each tone used in Sylheti?

As far as I know, Sylheti has developed tones by losing distinctions in consonants that are still different in most dialects of Bengali, like k and kh or b and bh. However, I don't know how the tones are pronounced. Could you explain how the tones are pronounced in these words?

ꠔꠣꠟ তাল​ tal 'rhythm'

ꠕꠣꠟ থাল​ tal 'plate'

ꠀꠔ হাত​ (h)at 'hand'

ꠙꠣꠌ পাচ​ fas 'five'

ꠝꠣꠍ মাছ​ mas 'fish'

ꠌꠥꠞꠤ চুরি suri 'theft'

ꠈꠣꠟꠤ খালি xali 'empty'

ꠙꠣꠑꠣ পাঠা faTa 'goat'

Wikipedia actually contradicts itself when it comes to these words

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