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==Language== | ==Language== | ||
[[Bengali language|Bengali ]] is the sixth most spoken first language in the world. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/world/ | title= World| work= Languages |publisher= World Factbook | access-date = 4 August 2023}}</ref>It is the second most widely spoken language in India after [[Hindi]]. There are mainly six dialects of Bengali: Bangali dialect, [[Rarhi dialect|Rarhi]], Manbhumi, Varendri, [[KRNB lects|Rangpuri]] and Sundarbani.<ref>{{cite | [[Bengali language|Bengali ]] is the sixth most spoken first language in the world. <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/world/ | title= World| work= Languages |publisher= World Factbook | access-date = 4 August 2023}}</ref>It is the second most widely spoken language in India after [[Hindi]]. There are mainly six dialects of Bengali: Bangali dialect, [[Rarhi dialect|Rarhi]], Manbhumi, Varendri, [[KRNB lects|Rangpuri]] and Sundarbani.<ref name="IJL2001">{{cite journal|date=2001|title=Praci Bhasavijnan: Indian Journal of Linguistics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0yxhAAAAMAAJ&q=Rarhi|journal=Indian Journal of Linguistics|language=en|publisher=Bhasa Vidya Parishad|volume=20|page=79}} NB Barendra refers to Varendri</ref> | ||
==Religion== | ==Religion== | ||