| Northern Bengali | |
|---|---|
| উত্তরবঙ্গীয় বাংলা | |
| Native to | Bangladesh India |
| Region | Bangladesh Rajshahi Division, Rangpur Division Jalpaiguri Division, Malda Division |
| Bengali alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | nort2658 Northern Bengali |
Northern Bengali, also known as Uttaravaṅgīẏa (Bengali: উত্তরবঙ্গীয়, romanized: uttôrbôṅgīẏô)[1] or Udīcya (Bengali: উদীচ্য, romanized: udīchyô),[2] is a nonstandard dialect cluster of Bengali spoken in northern parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, as well adjacent areas of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Nepal.