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Chittagonian language
Language spoken in parts of Bangladesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chittagonian (চাটগাঁইয়া saṭgãia or চিটাইঙ্গা siṭaiṅga)[1][2] or Chittagonian Bengali[9][10] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chittagong Division in Bangladesh.[5] It's speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language.[11] Chittagonian and Standard Bengali are not inherently mutually intelligible, although it is considered as a nonstandard Bengali dialect.[5] Chittagonian is considered to be a separate language by some linguists.[12] It is mutually intelligible with Rohingya and to a lesser extent with Noakhailla. It is estimated (2006) that Chittagonian has 13 million speakers, principally in Bangladesh.[5]
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Chittagonian | |
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Chittagonian Bengali | |
চাটগাঁইয়া[1] চিটাইঙ্গা[2] | |
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Pronunciation | [saŋʈgaiyaŋ] [siʈaiŋga] |
Native to | Bangladesh |
Region | Chittagong region |
Ethnicity | Bengali[3][4] |
Native speakers | 13 million (2006)[5] to 16 million (2007)[6] |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | ctg |
ctg | |
Glottolog | chit1275 |
Linguasphere | 73-DEE-aa |
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Chittagonian Language speaking area