Chittagonian Language

Chittagonian Language

Chittagonian (চাটগাঁইয়া বুলি Chaţgãia Buli) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the people of Chittagong in Bangladesh and in much of the southeast of the country. It is closely related to Bengali, but is normally considered by linguists to be a separate language rather than a dialect of Bengali. It is estimated to have 14 million speakers, United States and other countries. According to the status of Top 100 Languages by Population by Ethnologue, Chittagong ranked 67th of the world.

Read more about Chittagonian Language:  Classification, Geographic Distribution, Fricatives, Nasal Vowels, Grammar, Vocabulary (lexis), Word Order, Writing System

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