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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 language|Assamese]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and 43 to 49% with [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Nepali language|Nepali]].
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 language|Assamese]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and 43 to 49% with [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Nepali language|Nepali]].

==Phonology==
All phonology data collected by Wilde (2008).
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowels
!
!Front
!Back
|-
!High
|i
|u
|-
!Mid
|e
|o ʌ
|-
!Low
|æ
|
|}
In addition to these vowels, Rangpuri has the following diphthongs: ie, iæ, iu, iʌ, ui, uæ, uʌ, ei, eu, æi, æu, ʌi, ʌu.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonants
!
!Bilabial
!Alveolar
!Retroflex
!Velar
|-
!Nasals
|m mʱ
|n nʱ
|
|ŋ ŋʱ
|-
!Stops
|p pʰ b bʱ
|t tʰ d dʱ
|ʈ ʈʰ ɖ ɖʱ
|k kʰ g gʱ
|-
!Affricates
|
|t͡s t͡sʰ d͡z d͡zʱ
|
|
|-
!Fricatives
|
|s
|
|h
|-
!Laterals
|
|l lʱ
|
|
|-
!Trills
|
|r rʱ
|
|
|}
The approximant [j] can occur as an allophone of /i/, as can [w] of /u/.


==Comparison with related languages==
==Comparison with related languages==

Revision as of 22:09, 6 September 2020

Not to be confused with KRNB lects.

Rangpuri
Rajbangshi
Native toBangladesh, India, Nepal
EthnicityRajbongshi
Native speakers
15 million (2007)[2]
Bengali-Assamese script[5], Devanagari script
Official status
Official language in
 India (West Bengal)[6]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
rkt – Kamtapuri/Rangpuri
rjs – Rajbanshi
kyv – Kayort[1]
Glottolograng1265  Rangpuri
rajb1243  Rajbanshi

Rajbangshi, Rangpuri, or Kamatapuri, 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, Kamtapuri, Rajbongshi, and Polia. In India, there is Kamtapuri, Rajbongshi, Rajbanshi, Goalparia, Surjapuri, Koch Rajbanshi. In Nepal it is known as Rajbanshi or Tajpuriya. In Assam it is known as Koch-Rajbongshi and Goalpariya (which is also known as Deshi bhasha). In Bihar it is known as Surjapuri or Rajbanshi.

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.

Phonology

All phonology data collected by Wilde (2008).

Vowels
Front Back
High i u
Mid e o ʌ
Low æ

In addition to these vowels, Rangpuri has the following diphthongs: ie, iæ, iu, iʌ, ui, uæ, uʌ, ei, eu, æi, æu, ʌi, ʌu.

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Velar
Nasals m mʱ n nʱ ŋ ŋʱ
Stops p pʰ b bʱ t tʰ d dʱ ʈ ʈʰ ɖ ɖʱ k kʰ g gʱ
Affricates t͡s t͡sʰ d͡z d͡zʱ
Fricatives s h
Laterals l lʱ
Trills r rʱ

The approximant [j] can occur as an allophone of /i/, as can [w] of /u/.

Comparison with related languages

English Kamarupi Rarhi Vangiya
Kamtapuri Assamese Bengali Sylheti
I do Muĩ korong Moe korü̃/korönɡ Ami kori Mui/Ami xori
I am doing Muĩ koria asong Moe kori asü̃/asöng Ami korchi Mui/Ami xoriar/xorram
I did Muĩ korisong Moe korisü̃/korisöng Ami korechi Mui/Ami xor(i)si
I did (perfective) Muĩ korilung Moe korilü̃/korilöng Ami kôrlam Mui/Ami xorlam
I did (distant) Muĩ korisilung Moe korisilü̃/korisilong Ami korechilam Mui/Ami xorsilam
I was doing Muĩ koria asilung Moe kori asilü̃/asilöng Ami korchilam Mui/Ami xorat aslam
I will do Muĩ korim Moe korim Ami korbo Mui/Ami xormu
I will be doing Muĩ koria thakim Moe kori thakim Ami korte thakbo Mui/Ami xorat táxmu

Notes

  1. ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  2. ^ Kamtapuri/Rangpuri at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
    Rajbanshi at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
    Kayort[1] at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018) Closed access icon
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Toulmin 2006
  5. ^ Toulmin 2006, p. 17, 103
  6. ^ PTI (28 February 2018). "Kamtapuri, Rajbanshi ,Rangpuri make it to list of official languages in Bengal". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

References

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rangpuri_language&diff=next&oldid=976378183

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