Dhakaiya Kutti

Dhakaiya Kutti dialect
Old Dhakaiya Bengali
ঢাকাইয়া কুট্টি
পুরাণ ঢাকাইয়া (Puran Dhakaiya)
Native toBangladesh
RegionOld Dhaka
Bengali alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologvang1242  Vanga

Dhakaiya Kutti dialect (Bengali: ঢাকাইয়া কুট্টি উপভাষা, romanized: Dhakaiya Kutti dialect, lit. 'Dhakaiya dialect of the rice-huskers'), also known as Old Dhakaiya Bengali (Bengali: পুরান ঢাকাইয়া বাংলা, romanized: Purān Dhākāiyā Bānglā) or simply Dhakaiya, is a Bengali dialect,[1] spoken by the Dhakaiya Kuttis of Old Dhaka city in Bangladesh. This dialect is fully mutually intelligible with Standard Bengali but has some differences in vocabulary.[2] It is not used in formal settings anymore although historically the local Bais and Bara panchayets are said to have used it sometimes.[3][4]

  1. ^ Ray, P; Hai, MA; Ray, L (1966). Bengali language handbook. Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington. ASIN B000B9G89C.
  2. ^ Ray, P; Hai, MA; Ray, L (1966). Bengali language handbook. Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington. ASIN B000B9G89C.
  3. ^ Prof. Dr. Hafiza Khatun (17 Jan 2017). Dhakaiyas and Gentrification in Old Dhaka (PDF). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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