Odia + IPT
ଆ (ā) = a in “father”
ଐ (ai) = ai in “aisle”
ବ (ba) = b in “bat”
ଭ (bha) = bh (A voiced aspirated sound similar to “bha” in “abhor”)
ଚ (cha) = ch (Similar to “ch” in “chat”)
ଛ (chha) = ch in “chance”
ଦ (da) = d in “dog”
ଧ (dha) = dh (A voiced aspirated sound similar to “dha” in “adhere”)
ଡ (ḍa) = d as “ḍ” in “add”
ଢ (ḍha) = dha (A retroflex sound similar to “ḍha” in “adhere”)
ଏ (e) = e in “let”
ଈ (ī) = ee in “feet”
ଗ (ga) = g in “go”
ଘ (gha) = gh in “ghost”
ହ (ha) = h in “hat”
ଇ (i) = i in “sit”
ଜ (ja) = j in “jet”
କ (ka) = k in “kite”
ଖ (kha) = kha (Similar to the Arabic “خ” sound, like “kha” with a throaty sound)
ଲ (la) = l in “let”
ମ (ma) = m in “man”
ନ (na) = n in “now”
ଙ (ṅa) = ng (Nasal sound similar to “ng” in “sing”)
ଞ (ña) = ny (Nasal sound similar to “ny” in “canyon”)
ଣ (ṇa) = n (Nasal sound similar to “ṇ” in “Indian”)
ଓ (o) = o in “pot”
ଊ (ū) = oo in “moon”
ଔ (au) = ow in “how”
ପ (pa) = p in “pot”
ଫ (pha) = ph (A voiceless aspirated sound similar to “pha” in “uphold”)
ର (ra) = r in “run”
ଋ (ṛ̣) = A special vowel sound, similar to “ri” in Hindi “रि” or “ṛi” in Sanskrit “ऋ”
- sa) = s in “see”
ଶ (śa) = sh in “shoe”
ଷ (ṣa) = sa (A retroflex sound similar to “ṣa” in Sanskrit)
ସ (ତ (ta) = t in “top”
ଥ (tha) = th (A voiceless aspirated sound similar to “tha” in “thanks”)
ଟ (ṭa) = t as “ṭ” in “top”
ଠ (ṭha) = tha (A retroflex sound similar to “ṭha” in “mathematics”)
ଅ (a) = u in “cut”
ଉ (u) = u in “put”
ଵ (va) = v in “vase”
ଯ (ya) = y in “yes”
ଝ (jha) = zh (Similar to “s” in “measure”)