Rangpuri language

Rajbangshi, Rangpuri or Kamatapuri, is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken by the Rajbongshi people in India and Bangladesh. Many are bilingual in either Bengali or Assamese. Together with Rajbanshi, it forms the KRNB lects.

"Rajbanshi language" redirects here. For the language spoken in Nepal, see Rajbanshi language (Nepal).

Rangpuri
Rajbangshi, Kamatapuri, Bahe[1][2]
রংপুরী, রাজবংশী, কামতাপুরী,
কোচ ৰাজবংশী, राजबंशी
Rajbongshi, Rangpuri, Kamatapuri in Bengali
Koch Rajbongshi in Assamese
Rajbanshi in Devanagari
Native toBangladesh, India
RegionBangladesh, India
EthnicityRajbongshi
Native speakers
15 million (2007)[3]
Bengali-Assamese script,[4] Devanagari script
Official status
Official language in
 India
Language codes
ISO 639-3rkt
Glottolograng1265

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 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.

EnglishKamarupiRarhiVangiya
KamtapuriAssameseBengaliSylheti
I doMuĩ korongMoe korü̃/korönɡAmi koriMui/Ami xorí
I am doingMuĩ korir dhorichungMoe kori asü̃/asöngAmi korchhiMui/Ami xoriar/xorram
I didMuĩ korisongMoe korisü̃/korisöngAmi korechhiMui/Ami xor(i)si
I did (perfective)Muĩ korilungMoe korilü̃/korilöngAmi kôrlamMui/Ami xorlam
I did (distant)Muĩ korisilungMoe korisilü̃/korisilongAmi korechhilamMui/Ami xors(i)lam
I was doingMuĩ koria asilungMoe kori asilü̃/asilöngAmi korchhilamMui/Ami xorat aslam
I will doMuĩ korimMoe korimAmi korboMui/Ami xormu
I will be doingMuĩ koria thakimMoe kori thakimAmi korte thakboMui/Ami xorat táxmu

Notes
  1. Simons, Gary F; Fennig, Charles D, eds. (2018). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (21st ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.
  2. (Toulmin 2009:5–7)
  3. Rangpuri at Ethnologue (21st ed., 2018)
  4. Toulmin 2009, p. 72f, 89
  5. 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
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