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Tanchangya language
Indigenous language of Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tanchangya language is one of the eleven indigenous languages spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Mizoram, Tripura, and Rakhine State. Despite the common belief that it is a Tibeto-Burman language, it is categorized as a Indo-Aryan language.[2] It is closely related to Chakma and Chittagonian. It is primarily spoken by the Tanchangyas people.[3]
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Tanchangya has many words from Indo-Aryan languages. It also maintains some Burmanised words, particularly in Buddhist terminologies.
Ancient Tanchangya
The original words of Tanchangya are believed to be from ancient Tanchangya.[4]
Tibeto-Burman
Tanchangay belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family; hence, many Buddhist terms can be found in Tanchangya.[5]
Foreign words
In Tanchangya, words derived from Arabic, Portuguese, and English can be found.
Chakma
Outside of the Tanchangya tribe, there is a common belief that there is no difference between Tanchangya and the Chakma language.[6]
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