Bengali Braille

In this article we are going to explore in detail the topic of Bengali Braille, a fundamental aspect that impacts various areas of our daily lives. Bengali Braille is a concept that has generated great interest and debate in today's society, since its influence extends to different aspects, from health and technology to culture and politics. Throughout this analysis, we will examine in depth the different aspects and ramifications of Bengali Braille, seeking to understand its importance and impact in today's world. In addition, we will explore the different perspectives and opinions on Bengali Braille, with the aim of providing a complete and enriching vision of this relevant topic.

Bengali Braille
বাংলা ব্রেইল
Bangla Breil
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Bengali alphabet
LanguagesBengali
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Bengali Braille is used for the Bengali language. According to UNESCO (2013), there are slight different braille conventions for Bengali language in India, where the generic Bharati Braille is followed, and in Bangladesh. This article compares Bengali Braille in the two countries.

Bengali Braille chart

Vowel Alphabets

Print অ আ ই ঈ উ ঊ এ ঐ ও ঔ ঋ ঌ
Bangladesh ⠁ (braille pattern dots-1) ⠜ (braille pattern dots-345) ⠊ (braille pattern dots-24) ⠔ (braille pattern dots-35) ⠥ (braille pattern dots-136) ⠳ (braille pattern dots-1256) ⠑ (braille pattern dots-15) ⠌ (braille pattern dots-34) ⠕ (braille pattern dots-135) ⠪ (braille pattern dots-246) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5)⠗ (braille pattern dots-1235) -
India ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5)⠇ (braille pattern dots-123)

Consonant Alphabets

Print ক খ গ ঘ ঙ চ ছ জ ঝ ঞ
Bangladesh ⠅ (braille pattern dots-13) ⠭ (braille pattern dots-1346) ⠛ (braille pattern dots-1245) ⠣ (braille pattern dots-126) ⠬ (braille pattern dots-346) ⠉ (braille pattern dots-14) ⠡ (braille pattern dots-16) ⠚ (braille pattern dots-245) ⠵ (braille pattern dots-1356) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25)
India ⠨ (braille pattern dots-46) ⠴ (braille pattern dots-356)
Print ট ঠ ড ঢ ণ ত থ দ ধ ন
Bangladesh
&
India 		⠾ (braille pattern dots-23456) ⠺ (braille pattern dots-2456) ⠫ (braille pattern dots-1246) ⠿ (braille pattern dots-123456) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456) ⠞ (braille pattern dots-2345) ⠹ (braille pattern dots-1456) ⠙ (braille pattern dots-145) ⠮ (braille pattern dots-2346) ⠝ (braille pattern dots-1345)
Print প ফ ব ভ ম য র ল
Bangladesh ⠏ (braille pattern dots-1234) ⠖ (braille pattern dots-235) ⠃ (braille pattern dots-12) ⠧ (braille pattern dots-1236) ⠍ (braille pattern dots-134) ⠽ (braille pattern dots-13456) ⠗ (braille pattern dots-1235) ⠇ (braille pattern dots-123)
India ⠘ (braille pattern dots-45)
Print শ ষ স হ ক্ষ জ্ঞ ড় ঢ় য় ৎ
Bangladesh ⠩ (braille pattern dots-146) ⠯ (braille pattern dots-12346) ⠎ (braille pattern dots-234) ⠓ (braille pattern dots-125) ⠟ (braille pattern dots-12345) ⠱ (braille pattern dots-156) ⠻ (braille pattern dots-12456) ⠷ (braille pattern dots-12356) ⠢ (braille pattern dots-26) ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5)⠞ (braille pattern dots-2345)
India ⠐ (braille pattern dots-5)⠻ (braille pattern dots-12456) (?)

Codas (Script modifiers)

Print
 ্  ং  ঃ  ঁ ঽ ।
Bangladesh
&
India 		⠈ (braille pattern dots-4) ⠰ (braille pattern dots-56) ⠠ (braille pattern dots-6) ⠄ (braille pattern dots-3) ⠂ (braille pattern dots-2) ⠲ (braille pattern dots-256)

Numerals

Bengali numerals ১ ২ ৩ ৪ ৫ ৬ ৭ ৮ ৯ ০
Bangladesh
&
India 		⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠁ (braille pattern dots-1) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠃ (braille pattern dots-12) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠉ (braille pattern dots-14) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠙ (braille pattern dots-145) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠑ (braille pattern dots-15) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠋ (braille pattern dots-124) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠛ (braille pattern dots-1245) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠓ (braille pattern dots-125) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠊ (braille pattern dots-24) ⠼ (braille pattern dots-3456)⠚ (braille pattern dots-245)

Punctuation marks

Print , ; : ? ! – —
Bangladesh
&
India 		⠂ (braille pattern dots-2) ⠆ (braille pattern dots-23) ⠒ (braille pattern dots-25) ⠦ (braille pattern dots-236) ⠖ (braille pattern dots-235) ⠤ (braille pattern dots-36) ⠤ (braille pattern dots-36)⠤ (braille pattern dots-36)
Print ‘ ... ’ / *
Bangladesh
&
India 		⠠ (braille pattern dots-6)⠦ (braille pattern dots-236)...⠴ (braille pattern dots-356)⠄ (braille pattern dots-3) ⠠ (braille pattern dots-6)⠶ (braille pattern dots-2356)...⠶ (braille pattern dots-2356)⠄ (braille pattern dots-3) ⠸ (braille pattern dots-456)⠌ (braille pattern dots-34) ⠔ (braille pattern dots-35)⠔ (braille pattern dots-35)

See also

References

  1. ^ World Braille Usage Archived 2014-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, UNESCO, 2013
  2. ^ The braille letter for ঌ is not attested from Bangladesh. (It is an obsolete vowel in modern Bengali language.)
  3. ^ In other Bharati braille alphabets, this is transcribed as short vowel e.
  4. ^ The braille letter for ৎ is not attested from India.
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