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'''Rangpuri''' , '''Kamtapuri''' , '''Rajbangshi''' is a |
'''Rangpuri''' , '''Kamtapuri''' , '''Rajbangshi''' is a [[Bengali–Assamese languages|Bengali-Assamese language]] spoken by the [[Rajbongshi people]] in [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]], and Rajbanshi and Tajpuria in [[Nepal]]. Many are bilingual in either [[Bengali language|Bengali]] or [[Assamese language|Assamese]]. |
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Revision as of 10:13, 1 May 2020
| Rangpuri | |
|---|---|
| Rajbangshi | |
| Native to | Bangladesh, India, Nepal |
| Ethnicity | Rajbongshi |
Native speakers | 15 million (2007)[2] |
| Bengali-Assamese | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  India (West Bengal)[4] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:rkt – Kamtapuri/Rangpurirjs – Rajbanshikyv – Kayort[1] |
| Glottolog | rang1265 Rangpurirajb1243 Rajbanshi |
Rangpuri , Kamtapuri , Rajbangshi is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken by the Rajbongshi people in India and Bangladesh, and Rajbanshi and Tajpuria in Nepal. Many are bilingual in either Bengali or Assamese.
Names
Rangpuri goes by numerous names. In Bangladesh, these include Rangpuri, Bahe Bangla, Ancholit Bangla, Kamta, Polia. In India, there is Kamtapuri, Dutta, Rajbangsi, Rajbansi, Rajbanshi, Rajbongshi, Goalparia, surjapuri, Koch Rajbanshi. Another name of the language is Tajpuri. In Assam it is known as Kochrajbongshi and Goalpariya (which is also known as Deshi bhasha and Uzani). In Bihar it is known as Surjapuri.
Dialects
The main dialects are Western Rajbanshi, Central Rajbanshi, and Eastern Rajbanshi.
The Central dialect has the majority of speakers and is quite uniform. There are publications in this language. The Western dialect has more diversity. Lexical similarity is 77 to 89% between the three dialects. Rajbonshi shares 48 to 55% of its vocabulary with Assamese and Bengali and 43 to 49% with Maithili and Nepali.
Comparison with related languages
| English | Rangpuri/Kamtapuri/Koch Rajbanshi | Northern Varendri | Assamese | Bengali | Sylheti |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I do | Muĩ kôrông | Mui kôro | Môe kôrû | Ami kôri | Mui/Ami xori |
| I am doing | Muĩ koria asông | Mui Kôrcho | Môe kôri asû | Ami kôrchi | Mui/Ami xoriar/xorram |
| I did | Muĩ korisông | Mui kôrchu | Môe korisû | Ami kôrechi | Mui/Ami xor(i)si |
| I did (perfective) | Muĩ korilung | Mui kôrnu | Môe korilû | Ami kôrlam | Mui/Ami xorlam |
| I did (distant) | Muĩ korisilung | Mui kôrchunu | Môe korisilû | Ami kôrêchilam | Mui/Ami xorsilam |
| I was doing | Muĩ koria asilung | Mui kôrchunu | Môe kori asilû | Ami kôrchilam | Mui/Ami xorat aslam |
| I will do | Muĩ korim | Mui Kôrum | Môe korim | Ami kôrbo | Mui/Ami xormu |
| I will be doing | Muĩ koria thakim | Mui kôtte thakum | Môe kori thakim | Ami kôrtê thakbo | Mui/Ami xorat táxmu |
Notes
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ^ Kamtapuri/Rangpuri at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
Rajbanshi at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
Kayort[1] at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
- ^ Toulmin 2006
- ^ PTI (28 February 2018). "Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi make it to list of official languages in Bengal". India Today. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
References
- Toulmin, Mathew W. S. (2006). Reconstructing linguistic history in a dialect continuum: The Kamta, Rajbanshi, and Northern Deshi Bangla subgroup of Indo-Aryan (Ph.D. thesis). The Australian National University. hdl:1885/45743.
{{cite thesis}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Wilde, Christopher P. (2008). A Sketch of the Phonology and Grammar of Rajbanshi (Ph.D. thesis). University of Helsinki. hdl:10138/19290.
{{cite thesis}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
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