Language spoken in parts of Bangladesh
Chittagonian Language speaking area
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] Its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language.[ 3] 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.[ 10] 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]
^ a b Islam, Sirajul ; 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 30 September 2024 .
^ a b চট্টগ্রামের আঞ্চলিক স্বকীয়তা . Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022 .
^ a b Masica, Colin (1991). The Indo-Aryan Languages . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 25.
^ 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
^ a b c d Chittagonian at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
^ a b "Chittagonian language and alphabet" . Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022 .
^ "Bengali (Chittagong) at wals" .
^ "Olac resources in and about Chittagonian" .
^ 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."