Bengali–Assamese languages
| Bengali–Assamese | |
|---|---|
| Gauda–Kamrupa | |
| Geographic distribution | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
| Linguistic classification |
|
| Glottolog | gaud1237[1] |
The Bengali–Assamese languages (or Assamese-Bengali languages) belong to the Eastern zone of Indo-Aryan languages. They are the following:
| Language | Native name | Number of speakers (in millions) | Native region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | বাংলা Bangla |
0220000220[2] |  Bangladesh (national and official) India (West Bengal) |
| Assamese | অসমীয়া Oxomiya |
24 | India (Assam) Bangladesh (Mymensingh Division) |
| Rangpuri | রংপুরী / রাজবংশী / কোচ ৰাজবংশী Rongpuri / Rajbongši / Kʊch rajbongsi |
15 | Bangladesh (Rangpur Division) India (West Bengal and Assam) Nepal (Province No. 1) |
| Chittagonian | চাঁটগাঁইয়া Čąŧgąiya |
13 | Bangladesh (Chittagong Division) Myanmar (Rakhine State) |
| Sylheti | ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ Siloŧi |
11 | Bangladesh (Sylhet Division) India (Assam) |
| Rohingya | رُاَࣺينڠَ Ruáingga |
1.8 | Myanmar (Rakhine State) Bangladesh (Chittagong Division) |
| Chakma | 𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄟𑄧 Sangma |
0.33 | Bangladesh (Chittagong Division) India (Mizoram and Tripura) Myanmar (Rakhine State) |
| Bishnupriya Manipuri | বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী Bișnupriya Monipuri |
0.12 | India (Assam, Manipur and Tripura) Bangladesh (Sylhet Division) |
| Hajong | হাজং Hazong |
0.06 | India (Assam and Meghalaya) Bangladesh (Mymensingh Division) |
Language comparison chart
| English | Assamese | Sylheti | Bengali | Khulnaiya | Chakma | Chittagonian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| beautiful | dhunia, xundor | shundor | shundor | shundor | dol | shundor |
| blood | tez | roxto | rokto | rokto | lo | lou |
| bread | pauruti, ruti | ruŧi | (pau-)roŧi | ruŧi | fóruti | |
| bring | an- | an- | an- | an- | an- | |
| brother | bhai (-ti, -ek), dada | bai | bhai, dada | bhai (-đi), bha (-đi) | bai | |
| cat | mekuri | mekur, bilai | boŗal | bilei | bilai | |
| come | ah- | a- | ash- | ash- | a- | |
| cry | kand- | xand- | kad, kand- | kand- | hãd- | |
| dark | andhar | andair | ondhokar, ãdhar | andhar, ãdhar | ãdar | |
| daughter | zi (-ek, -ori), súali | zi, furi | meye, beŧi | maiye | zi (-r, -or) fua | |
| day | din, bela | din | din, dibosh | din, bela | din | |
| do | kor- | xor- | kor- | kor- | gor- | |
| door | duar, dorza | dorza, doroza | dorja, dur | dorza | duar | |
| die | mor-, mori za-/go- | mor-, mori za-/ge- | mor-, more ja- | mor- | mor- | |
| earth | prithiwi, prithibi | dunia | prithibi, duniya | doine, dunia, prithibi | d̪unia | |
| egg | koni | đim, enđa | đim | đim, anđa | boza, dim | |
| elephant | hati | ati | hati | hati | a't̪i | |
| eye | soku | soux | chokh, ãñkhi | sok | sóg | |
| father | deuta, bap (-ek) | abba, baf | baba | bap | baf, ba | |
| fear | bhoy | đor | bhoy | đor, bhoe | dor | |
| finger | aŋuli | aŋguil | ongul | angul | oul | |
| fire | zui | aguin | agun | agun | ain | |
| fish | mas | mas | mach | mas | mas | |
| food | ahar, khana, khúa bostu, khaiddo | xani, xawa zinis | khabar | khaoar | hana | |
| go | za-, go- | za-, ge- | ja- | za- | za-, zo- | |
| god | bhogowan, issor | rob, xuda | bhogoban | khuda, ishshor | khúda | |
| good | bhal | bala | bhalo | bhalo | bala | |
| grass | ghah, kher (dry rice plant) | gah, gash | ghash | ghash | kher | |
| hand | hat | at | hat | hat | aṯ | |
| head | mur, matha | mata | matha | matha | maṯa | |
| heart | hia, ontor, hridoy | dil, ontor | ontor, ridoy, dil | pôran | dil | |
| horse | ghúra | guRa | ghora | ghora | gúra | |
| house | ghor, ghor-bari | gor, bari | ghor | khide | gor | |
| hunger | bhuk | bux | khide | bukh | ||
| language | bhaxa | basha, zoban, mat | bhasha | bhasha | basha | |
| laugh | hah- | ash- | hash- | hash- | ash- | |
| life | ziwon, zibon | zibon, zindegi | jibon | zibon | zibon | |
| moon | zun | sand | chad | chad | sãn | |
| mother | ma | ma, amma | ma | ma | ma | |
| mouth | mukh | muk | mukh | muk | mukh | |
| name | nam | nam | nam | nam | nam | |
| night | rati | rait | rattir | rattir | rait | |
| open | khul- | kul- | kul- | khul- | uid-, khúl- | |
| peace | xanti | shanti | shanti | shanti | shanṯi | |
| place | thai, zega, zaga | zega, zaga, zomin | jayega | zayga | zaega | |
| queen | rani | rani | rani | rani | rani | |
| read | porh- | foR- | por- | poR- | ||
| rest | aram, aram kor- | aram, aram xor- | aram | aram, aram kor- | dom | |
| salt | nimokh, lobon, nun | nimox, lobon | noon, lobon | lôbon | nun | |
| say | ko- | xo- | bol- | ko- | ho- | |
| sister | bhoni (-ek), bhon (-ti) | boin | bon | bun (-đi) | boin | |
| small | xoru | huru, suto | choto | suđo | gura | |
| son | put (-ek), lóra | fut, fua | putro | suwal | fua | |
| soul | atma | ruh | atta | foran | ||
| sun | beli, xurzo | surjo | surzo | |||
| ten | doh, dos | dosh | dosh | dôsh | dosh | |
| three | tini | tin | tin | tin | tin | |
| village | gaú | gau | gram | giram | geram | |
| want | lag-, log- | lag- | cha- | cha- | sa- | |
| water | pani, zol | fani | pani, jôl | pani, zôl | fani | |
| when | ketia | kumbala | kôkhôn | kôhon | ho'tte | |
| wind | botah | batash | batash | batash | a'ba, batash | |
| wolf | xial | hial | shial | nekre | neŕi kutta | |
| woman | mohila, maiki manuh | aurot, mohila, beTi | mohila | moila | maia fua | |
| year | bosor | bosor, sal | bochor | bosor | bosor | |
| yes | hoy, o | oe, ii | hã | hoy | oe | |
| no | nohoy | na | na | na | na, noe | |
| yesterday | kali, zúa kali | xail, goto xail | gotokal | gotokail | goṯo hail, goṯo halia | |
| English | Assamese | Sylheti | Bengali | Khulnaiya | Chakma | Chittagonian |
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Gauda–Kamrupa". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ http://www.omniglot.com/writing/bengali.htm
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