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Noakhalian language

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Noakhali
নোয়াখাইল্লা
Noakhailla
Native toBangladesh & India
RegionGreater Noakhali, southern Tripura
DialectsChatkhili[1]
Bengali script
Language codes
ISO 639-3(oak is proposed[2])
Glottolognoak1234
Map of where Noakhali is spoken

Noakhalian or Noakhailla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language, spoken in the Greater Noakhali, South Tripura and some other parts of Chittagong Division. Irish linguist Grierson classified this dialect in the Southeastern Bengali group of dialects of Bengali language.[3] Many other linguists like Suniti Kumar Chatterji and Sukumar Sen classified this dialect under Vanga group of dialects of Bengali language. Linguist Dr. Muhammad Shahidulla placed this dialect under Prachya or eastern dialects of Bengali language.[4]

References

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  1. Rashel, Md. Mostafa (September 2011). "Phonological Analysis of Chatkhil Dialect in Noakhali District, Bangladesh". Theory and Practice in Language Studies. 1 (9): 1051–1061. doi:10.4304/tpls.1.9.1051-1061. Archived from the original on 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. "Change Request Documentation: 2024-003". SIL.
  3. Grierson, G A, ed. (1903). Linguistic Survey of India: Indo-Aryan Family Eastern Group. Vol. V. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Thoansh: A book on Noakhailla dialect".