Created by Inqilābī
Last edited September 25, 2021
Bangali
Bāṅgālī
বাঙ্গালী
Native toBangladesh
Tripura
RegionBangladesh
Khulna, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Comilla
India
Tripura
Bengali alphabet
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologvang1242  Vanga

East Bengali or Vaṅgīya (বঙ্গীয়) is a non Standard Bengali dialect and a dialect cluster spoken in some parts of Bangladesh & Tripura and includes most of the varieties in the eastern subgroup of Bengali-Assamese languages spoken by Bangals in the state of Tripura and parts of the country. Sukumar Sen classified this dialect from other dialects.[1][full citation needed] Suniti Kumar Chatterji, describing the cluster as "Vanga Dialects", further divided it into two groups, "Western and S. W. Vanga" and "Eastern and S.E. Vanga". The Eastern and S.E.Vangia group spoken in the Sylhet and Chittagong, while the Western and S. W. Vanga group is spoken across the Divisions of Mymensingh, Dhaka, Comilla, Barisal and Khulna (excluding Satkhira district) in Bangladesh and the Indian state of Tripura.[2] The Bangali-speaking region covers most of the land of Bengal region.

Features[edit | edit source]

  • Most of [e] sounds of Standard Bengali are [ɛ].
  • [o] sounds are [ʊ].
  • Script error: The function "transl" does not exist., Script error: The function "transl" does not exist., Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. use as plural number instead of guli in some subdialects.
  • Aspirations are lite or is not used.
  • Standard Bengali /tʃ/ and /tʃʰ/ are /s/ and /tsʰ/ or /ts/.
  • Most subdialects have tones.
  • Standard Bengali /ʃ/ is /ɦ/ or absent especially in non-final positions in many subdialects.
  • Standard Bengali /p/ and /pʰ/ are /ɸ/ in some subdialects and /ɦ/ in Nokhailla subdialect.
  • Many subdialects have [m] and [n] which are nasal on vowels in Standard Bengali.

Examples:

1. (in IPA)

    • English: The thieves are being beaten.
    • Standard Bengali: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • A Bangali subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.

2.

    • English: A man had two sons.
    • Standard Bengali: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Manikganji subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist..}}
    • Mymensinghiya subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Munshiganji subdialect (Bikrampur): Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (P)
    • Comillan subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (P)
    • Noakhailla subdialect (Sandwip): Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Noakhailla subdiaoect (Feni): Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (P)
    • Noakhailla subdialect (Hatia): Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (P)
    • Noakhailla subdialect (Ramganj): Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Sylheti language: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Chittagonian language: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Chuadanga subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Khulnaiya subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Jessore subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist. (P)
    • Borishailla subdialect (Bakerganj): Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Foridpuri subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Satkhira subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.
    • Kushtia subdialect: Script error: The function "transl" does not exist.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. বাংলা ভাষা ও উপভাষা, সুকুমার সেন, আনন্দ পাবলিশার্স
  2. Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926). The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language. Calcutta University Press. p. 140.

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