EE623 Assignment-1: Hindi Phonetic Analysis

Overview

Voice sample recordings of selected Hindi vowels and consonants for EE623 Speech Signal Processing assignment.

Language

Hindi (Devanagari script)

Recording Specifications

• Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
• Bit Resolution: 16 bits/sample
• Recording Tool: Praat

Recorded Samples

Vowels (3 samples)

File Name	Character	Type	IPA
अ 🅰️ - Unrounded low central.wav	अ	Unrounded low central	/a/
इ :i: - Unrounded high front.wav	इ	Unrounded high front	/i/
उ :u: - Rounded high back.wav	उ	Rounded high back	/u/

Secondary Vowel (1 sample)

File Name	Character	Type	IPA
ए :e: - Unrounded front.wav	ए	Unrounded front	/e/

Consonants (4 samples)

All consonants are voiced plosives from different places of articulation:

File Name	Character	Place	Aspiration	IPA
ग :ga: - Unaspirated voiced.wav	ग	Velar (Kantya)	Unaspirated	/ga/
घ :gha: - Aspirated voiced.wav	घ	Velar (Kantya)	Aspirated	/gʰa/
ज :ja: - Unaspirated voiced.wav	ज	Palatal (Tālavya)	Unaspirated	/d͡ʒa/
झ :jha: - Aspirated voiced.wav	झ	Palatal (Tālavya)	Aspirated	/d͡ʒʰa/

Total Recordings

• Vowels: 4 (3 primary + 1 secondary)
• Consonants: 4 (all voiced plosives)
• Total: 8 voice samples

Analysis Coverage

These samples focus on:

• Primary vowel articulation (unrounded and rounded positions)
• Voiced consonants for clear pitch and formant analysis
• Aspiration contrast in velar and palatal plosives

Author

Tarun Kurethiya EE623 - Speech Signal Processing
Assignment 1 - November 2025