Chittagonian language

Chittagonian
Chittagonian Bengali
চাটগাঁইয়া[1]
চিটাইঙ্গা[2]
Pronunciation[saŋʈgaiyaŋ]
[siʈaiŋga]
Native toBangladesh
RegionChittagong region
EthnicityBengali[3][4]
Native speakers
13 million (2006)[5]
to 16 million (2007)[6]
Indo-European
Language codes
ISO 639-3ctg
ctg
Glottologchit1275
Linguasphere73-DEE-aa
Distribution of Chittagonian speakers
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Chittagonian (চাটগাঁইয়া saṭgãia or চিটাইঙ্গা siṭaiṅga)[1][2] or Chittagonian Bengali[8][9] is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chittagong Division in Bangladesh.[5] Chittagonian and Standard Bengali are not inherently mutually intelligible, although it is considered by some as a nonstandard Bengali dialect.[5] Chittagonian is also considered to be a separate language by some linguists.[10] Though its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language.[3] 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]

  1. ^ a b Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Chittagong City". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b চট্টগ্রামের আঞ্চলিক স্বকীয়তা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 25.
  4. ^ Gordon Jr., Raymond G. (2005), Ethnologue: Languages of the World (15th edition), Dallas, Texas: SIL International, ISBN 978-1-55671-159-6, archived from the original on 24 February 2007
  5. ^ a b c d Chittagonian at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  6. ^ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
  7. ^ a b "Chittagonian language and alphabet". Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Bengali (Chittagong) at wals".
  9. ^ "Olac resources in and about Chittagonian".
  10. ^ Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 16. "The dialect of Chittagong, in southeast Bangladesh, is different enough to be considered a separate language."