Chittagonian language

Chittagonian
Chittagonian
Chittagonian Bengali
চাটগাঁইয়া; চিটাইঙ্গা
Pronunciation	[saŋʈgaiyaŋ]; [siʈaiŋga]
Native to	Bangladesh
Region	Chittagong region
Ethnicity	Bengali
Native speakers	13 million (2006); to 16 million (2007)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bengali–Assamese Gauda–Bangla Southeastern Bengali Chittagonian; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Bengali-Assamese; Arabic; Latin;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ctg
Linguist List	ctg
Glottolog	chit1275
Linguasphere	73-DEE-aa

Chittagonian (চাটগাঁইয়া saṭgãia or চিটাইঙ্গা siṭaiṅga) or Chittagonian Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Chittagong Division in Bangladesh. Its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Bengali language. Chittagonian and Standard Bengali are not inherently mutually intelligible, although it is considered as a nonstandard Bengali dialect. Chittagonian is considered to be a separate language by some linguists. It is mutually intelligible with Rohingya and to a lesser extent with Noakhailla. It is estimated (2006) that Chittagonian has 13 million speakers, principally in Bangladesh.

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