Bengali
The Bengali, or Bangla, script is a close cousin of Devanagari and bears a close resemblance to it. As in Devanagari, the characters have a horizontal headstroke that connects from character to character in a continuous horizontal line. Also as in Devanagari, a vertical stem marks the core of each syllable.
The Bengali script is used in Bangladesh and northeastern India to write not only Bengali, but also Assamese, Daphla, Garo, Hallam, Khasi, Manipuri, Mizo, Munda, Naga, Rian, and Santali. It has 32 consonants, 12 independent vowels, and 12 dependent vowels (Figure 9.4).
Figure 9.4. Bengali consonants and vowels
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