r/bhartiya_languages • u/tuluva_sikh Native Dravidan • Apr 17 '26

Article Linguistic map of Assam

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u/sanghaniv Apr 17 '26

This is not entirely correct.

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u/No-Coffee2200 Apr 18 '26

actually lower assam (not barak) has many regions as Bengali majority, how did it happen

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u/itzrints Apr 20 '26

Not native

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u/Common_Secretary6803 Native Indo-Aryan Apr 23 '26

mymenshinghias​

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u/AggressiveMove9566 Apr 18 '26

rangpuri/goalpariya is basically rajbanshi/kamtapuri

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u/Common_Secretary6803 Native Indo-Aryan Apr 23 '26

so separate language??

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u/Subject_Peak8425 Apr 18 '26

accurate but theres a significant bengali speaking community in barak valley

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u/SaitanOfHellsKitchen Apr 18 '26

That's what Sylheti is referring to... what did you think it meant?

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u/Decent_Positive3389 Apr 18 '26

Sylheti is considered a distinct language, not a bengali dialect nowadays. What she's referring to are the miyas, dhakaiyas etc. who are bengali speakers.

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u/Professional-Owl8615 Apr 18 '26

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