Rajbanshi language (Nepal)

Rajbanshi
Rajbanshi
राजबंशी‎ ; Tajpuria
Native to	Nepal
Region	Jhapa District, Morang District
Ethnicity	Rajbanshi
Native speakers	170,000 (2011)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bengali–Assamese Rajbanshi; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; rjs – Rajbanshi; kyv – Kayort
Glottolog	rajb1243 Rajbanshi; kayo1247 Kayort

Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in Nepal. It is related to, but distinct from Rangpuri/Kamta in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi", with which it forms the KRNB cluster.

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