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𑄌𑄇𑄟𑄳𑄠𑄴 বাংলা

A phonemic transliterator between the Chakma script (Ojhapath) and Bengali Eastern Nagari. Type or paste into either side, then convert.

বাংলাBengali / Eastern Nagari0 chars
𑄌𑄇𑄟𑄳𑄠𑄴Chakma / Ojhapath0 chars

Phonemic mapping notes

  • Inherent vowel:Chakma’s inherent vowel on every consonant is already /aː/, so Bengali আ-কার (া) is dropped — e.g. আমার নাম𑄃𑄟𑄢𑄴 𑄚𑄟𑄴.
  • Maayyaa 𑄴: added automatically after word-final consonants and where Bengali has explicit hasanta .
  • Bengali শ / ষ / স all → Chakma 𑄥; reverse defaults to .
  • Bengali ই / ঈ both → 𑄄; উ / ঊ both → 𑄅 (length distinction not preserved).
  • Chakma 𑄤 (w) → ; Chakma 𑄡 (z) → .
  • Bengali 𑄢𑄨 (r+i, approx); 𑄖𑄴.
Show character mapping reference table
BengaliChakmaIPANotes
Independent Vowels
𑄃ɔ/aঅ and আ both → 𑄃 (inherent /aː/ covers it)
𑄃same as অ; Chakma inherent vowel is already /aː/
𑄄ii
𑄄ii (merged)
𑄅uu
𑄅uu (merged)
𑄆ee
𑄆𑄭ɔi̯oi
𑄃𑄮oo
𑄃𑄯ou̯ou
Consonants
𑄇kka
𑄈kha
𑄉ɡga
𑄊ɡʰgha
𑄋ŋnga
𑄌t͡ʃcha
𑄍t͡ʃʰchha
𑄎d͡ʒja
𑄏d͡ʒʰjha
𑄐ɲnya
𑄑ʈtta
𑄒ʈʰttha
𑄓ɖdda
𑄔ɖʰddha
𑄕ɳnna
𑄖tta
𑄗tha
𑄘dda
𑄙dha
𑄚nna
𑄛ppa
𑄜pha
𑄝bba
𑄞bha
𑄟mma
𑄠jya
𑄢rra
𑄣lla
𑄥ʃsha → 𑄥
𑄥ʃSha → 𑄥 (same)
𑄥ssa → 𑄥 (same)
𑄦hha
ড়𑄢ɽrra (flap) ≈ ra
য়𑄠jya (nukta)
𑄖𑄴tkhanda-ta
𑄤ww (no Bengali equiv → ব)
𑄡zz (no Bengali equiv → জ)
Dependent Vowels (Matras)
𑅅aa-kar
ি𑄨ii-kar
𑄩ii-kar
𑄪uu-kar
𑄫uu-kar
𑄬ee-kar
𑄭ɔi̯oi-kar
𑄮oo-kar
𑄯ou̯ou-kar
𑄢𑄨riri-kar (approx r+i)
𑄧ɔshort-a/ɔ matra (Chakma only)
Special Marks
𑄴hasanta ↔ maayyaa (vowel killer)
𑄁ŋanusvara (final nasal)
𑄂hvisarga
𑄀chandrabindu ↔ nasalization
Numerals
𑄶0zero
𑄷1one
𑄸2two
𑄹3three
𑄺4four
𑄻5five
𑄼6six
𑄽7seven
𑄾8eight
𑄿9nine
Punctuation
𑅁danda / full stop
𑅂double danda