Rajbanshi language (Nepal)
Indo-Aryan language spoken Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the closely related language spoken in Bengal and Assam that is sometimes also called Rajbanshi, see Rangpuri language.
Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria[3]) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in Nepal. It is related to, but distinct from Rangpuri/Kamta in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi", with which it forms the KRNB cluster.[4]
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Rajbanshi | |
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राजबंशी Tajpuria | |
Native to | Nepal |
Region | Jhapa District, Morang District |
Ethnicity | Rajbanshi |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2011)[1] |
Devanagari | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:rjs – Rajbanshikyv – Kayort |
Glottolog | rajb1243 Rajbanshikayo1247 Kayort |
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