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Sylheti

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Also known as Syloti, Syloti language, Sylhetti, Sylhetti language, Sylheti language, Sylhetia language

Indo-Aryan language

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Sylheti is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh and by diaspora communities around the world. It matters because it represents an important linguistic tradition for millions of speakers and reflects the cultural and historical identity of the Sylhet region.

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Encyclopedic overview

A description of the king and queen of the termites in Sylheti

Sylheti is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by an estimated 11 million people, primarily in Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, Barak Valley of Assam, and northern parts of Tripura in India. In addition, there are substantial numbers of Sylheti speakers in the Indian states of Meghalaya, Manipur, and Nagaland, as well as among diaspora communities across the globe—from Britain and North America to various parts of the Middle East.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sylheti” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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