9/7 class notes

According to our consultants there are three r-like sounds in Bengali which are notated as r1, r2, and r3 in this transcription since I can‘t figure out what their appropiate IPA characters are. r1 is described as a ‚front r‘ by our consultants and is called [ˈbɔj.ʃun.r1a] in Bengali (e.g. [r1ɔn] color). r2 is described as a ‚back r‘ and is called [ˈɖɔj.ʃun.r2a] (e.g. [ˈt͡ʃam.r2a] skin). r3 is described as an aspirated back r and is called [ˈɖʱɔj.ʃun.r3a] ([ˈar3.haj] gloss unknown) . Any r that has no subscript is one which I couldn‘t figure out.

Oral dental stops are written as alveolar (e.g. [t̪] is written [t]).

ˈdʱu.lo – dust

ˈt͡ʃam.r2a – skin

r1ɔn - color

piʈʰ - back (body part)

pe.t͡ʃʰɔn – back (of an object)

pe.t͡ʃʰɔn.ne – at the back

ˈkʰa.bar1 – food

ˈkʰa.ba.r1e – in the food

boj – book

bo.jer – of the book

bo.je – in the book

boj.toj – books and associated things

boj.toj ni.e d͡ʒa.o – ‚Take your books to school.‘

ga.ri – car

ga.ri Xa.ri – cars (X can be any consonant?)

peʈ - belly (formal)

peʈ.eʈ ka.ri – There is something wrong in the stomach region.

ˈbʱu.r2i – (pot) belly (informal)

xar2 – bone

ˈna.r2i ˈbʱu.r2i – intenstines

ˈna.r1i – girl; woman

ˈna.r2i – belly button (area)

ˈme.te – liver (food)

stɔn – breast, chest

stɔn.nɔ.pan – breast-feed

pan – drink; consume (V)

maj – boob (vulg.?)

kãdʱ - shoulder

kaʈʰ - wood

ˈkã.da/ˈkan.da – cry (V)

ˈd͡ʒa.na – to know

ˈbʱa.pa – to think

br1i.ʃʈi – rain

ˈa.mi ˈbʱap.t͡ʃi br1i.ʃʈi hɔ.be – ‚I think it will rain.‘ (lit. I think rain will.happen) Unnatural choice of words.

ˈa.mi ˈbʱap.t͡ʃi br1i.ʃʈi por1/2.be – ‚I think it will rain.‘ (lit. I think rain will.fall) More natural choice of words. Harsha says r in por.be is r1 while Paroma says it is r2. ‚fall‘ is homophonous with ‚wear‘.

por2.be – (will.)study

bʱɔj ˈpa.wa – to fear

pa.wa – find

bʱɔj – fear (N)

kʰa.wa – eat (V)

d͡ʒa.wa – go (V)

bʱut – ghost

deke – having.seen

la.ga – feel (V)

bʱut de.ke bʱɔj lag.t͡ʃe – I saw a ghost and got scared. (lit. ghost having.seen fear felt)

a.mar bʱu.ter bʱɔj a.t͡ʃʰe – I am afraid of ghosts. (lit. my of.ghost fear there.is)

ˈr1ɔk.tɔ - blood

ma.ˈtʰa – head

gʱar – nape

gɔ.la – throat

gɔ.la bʱæ.tʰa – sore throat

bʱæ.tʰa – pain

t͡ʃul – hair (mass noun)

lɔm – fur

da.r2i – beard

gopʰ/goɸ - moustache

ba.ri – house

bʱa.ri - heavy

nak – nose (cf. Hindi nãkʰ)

niʃ.ʃaʃ ne.wa – to breathe

ne.wa – take

niʃ.ʃaʃ/ʃaʃ - breath

ʈa.na – pull (V)

ɖʱum.ro.pan – smoke (a cigarette)

ɖʱum.ro – smoke (N)

d͡ʒɔl kʰa.wa – to drink water (lit. to eat water)

ʃɔ̃.kʰa – to sniff, smell

t͡ʃʰi.ne – an East Asian person (<China?)

t͡ʃʰi.ni – sugar

t͡ʃʰa – tea (prob. from Chinese)

ka.lɔ - black (color; person)

pʰɔr1.ʃa/ɸɔr1.ʃa – fair-skinned

ʃam.la – swarthy, dark-skinned

ɸar.ʃi – Persian (Adj.?)

ʃa.heb – white man, master (cf. sahib)

ʃi.pʰaj – household servant? (cf. sepoy)