Sylheti
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The Sylheti () or Sylhetis are an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group, that are associated with the Sylhet region (Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Karimganj district of south Assam, India). There are strong diasporic communities in Barak Valley of Assam, India, North Tripura, Shillong, Meghalaya, and Hojai, Central Assam. Outside South Asia, there are significant numbers in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ethnolinguistic group
- Subclass of
- Indo-Aryan peoples
- Part of
- British
- Has part
- Bhumij tribe
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Native language
- Sylheti
- Population
- 300000
- Location
- Birmingham
- Image
- Hason Raja (Imaginary portrait).jpg
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- Commons category
- Sylheti people
- diaspora
- British Bangladeshi
- name
- সিলেটি
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Culture
- Literature
- Sylheti Nagri
- Bengali
- Other languages
- Distribution
- Diaspora
- Barak Valley
- Outside South Asia
- Religion
- Notables
- See also
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
The Sylheti () or Sylhetis are an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group, that are associated with the Sylhet region (Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Karimganj district of south Assam, India). There are strong diasporic communities in Barak Valley of Assam, India, North Tripura, Shillong, Meghalaya, and Hojai, Central Assam. Outside South Asia, there are significant numbers in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
They speak Sylheti, an eastern Indo-Aryan language that is considered "a distinct language by many and a dialect of Bengali by some others". Sylheti identity is associated primarily with its regional culture and language, alongside a broader cultural and ethnic Bengali identity.
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