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Chittagonian
Also known as Chittagonian language, ctg
language spoken throughout the Chittagong region
Key facts
- Pronunciation
- [ saŋʈgaiyaŋ ] , [ siʈaiŋga ]
- Native to
- Bangladesh
- Region
- Chittagong region
- Ethnicity
- Bengali
- Native speakers
- 13 million (2006) , to 16 million (2007)
- Language family
- Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bengali–Assamese Gauda–Bangla Southeastern Bengali Chittagonian
- Writing system
- Bengali–Assamese script ( Bengali alphabet ) Arabic Latin
- Iso 639 3
- ctg
- Linguist list
- ctg
- Glottolog
- chit1275
- Linguasphere
- 73-DEE-aa
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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Article
Chittagonian (চাটগাঁইয়া saṭgãia or চিটাইঙ্গা siṭaiṅga) or Chittagonian Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Greater Chittagong in Bangladesh. Chittagonian is not inherently intelligible to other varieties of Bengali, although it is considered by some as a nonstandard Bengali dialect. Chittagonian is also considered to be a separate language by some linguists. While Chittagonian is linguistically distinct, its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Standard Bengali language. It is broadly mutually intelligible with the Rohingya language and with a lesser extent to Noakhali and Chakma. It is estimated (2006) that Chittagonian has 13 million speakers, principally in Bangladesh.
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