Noakhailla | |
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নোয়াখাইল্লা বাংলা | |
Noakhali Bengali[1] | |
Native to | Bangladesh & India |
Region | Greater Noakhali, southern Tripura |
Dialects | Chatkhil Variation[2] |
Bengali alphabet | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | noak1234 |
Noakhailla (নোয়াখাইল্লা), Noakhali Bengali (নোয়াখালী বাংলা)[3][4] also known by the demonym Noakhalian,[5] is a dialect of Bengali,[6][7][8][9][10] spoken by an estimated 7 million people, primarily in the Greater Noakhali region of Bangladesh as well as southern parts of Tripura in India. Outside of these regions, there are substantial numbers of Noakhailla speakers in other parts of Bangladesh; as well as diaspora population in the Middle East, Italy, Europe and the United States.
Noakhailla dialect has no presence in formal settings, neither in Bangladesh nor India, though its standardisation has been prospected.[11] There is a post-modernist demand of the Noakhali Division due to the old history, regional culture and tradition of Noakhali (currently a district of Chittagong Division) by some activists of Noakhali.[12][13] The movement has gained disrepute and commonly been the subject of meme culture and trolling in Bangladesh.[14][15]
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