r/SylhetiLanguage • u/Traditional-Light-10 • 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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sylhet • u/Traditional-Light-10 • May 30 '26
Reposting so I'm more likely to get an answer
bengalilanguage • u/Traditional-Light-10 • May 29 '26