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| Rangpuri | |
|---|---|
| রংপুরী, কোচ-ৰাজবংশী, দেশী | |
| Native to | Bangladesh,India |
| Region | North Bengal,Lower Assam |
| Ethnicity | Rajbongshi,Bengali,Deshi, Nashya-Sheikh,Assamese |
Native speakers | 10 million (2007)[1] |
| Bengali-Assamese script[3] | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | rkt |
| Glottolog | rang1272 |
Map of Rangpuri speaking areas of South Asia | |
Rangpuri is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCOAtlas of the World's Languages in Danger[5] | |
Rangpuri (Rangpuri: অংপুরিÔṅgpuri or অমপুরিÔmpuri) is an easternIndo-Aryan language of theBengali-Assamese branch, spoken inRangpur Division in Bangladesh, northernWest Bengal and westernGoalpara ofAssam in India.[6] Many are bilingual inBengali andAssamese in their respective regions. According to Glottolog, it forms the Central-Eastern Kamta group with the Kamta language. Together withRajbanshi andSurjapuri they form theKamta group of languages.
Rangpuri goes by numerous names, the most common beingBahe;[6] thoughDeshi bhasha andAnchalit bhasha is also used.[7]
| English | Kamarupi | Rarhi | Vangiya | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamtapuri | Standard Assamese | Standard Bengali | Sylheti | Khulnaiya Bengali | Dhakaiya Bengali | |
| I do | Muĩ korong | Moe korü̃/korönɡ | Ami kori | Ami/Mui xorí | Ami kori | Ami kori |
| I am doing | Muĩ korir dhorichung | Moe kori asü̃/asöng | Ami korchhi | Ami/Mui xoriar/xorram | Ami kortisi | Ami kortasi |
| I did | Muĩ korisong | Moe korisü̃/korisöng | Ami korechhi | Ami/mui xor(i)si | Ami korsi | Ami korsi |
| I did (perfective) | Muĩ korilung | Moe korilü̃/korilöng | Ami korlam | Ami/Mui xorlam | Ami kôrlam | Ami kôrlam |
| I did (distant) | Muĩ korisilung | Moe korisilü̃/korisilong | Ami korechhilam | Ami/Mui xors(i)lam | Ami korsilam | Ami korsilam |
| I was doing | Muĩ koria asilung | Moe kori asilü̃/asilöng | Ami korchhilam | Ami/Mui xorat aslam | Ami kortesilam | Ami kortasilam |
| I will do | Muĩ korim | Moe korim | Ami korbo | Ami/Mui xormu | Ami kormu/korbani | Ami kormu |
| I will be doing | Muĩ koria thakim | Moe kori thakim | Ami korte thakbo | Ami/Mui xorat táxmu | Ami korti thakmu/thakbani | Ami korte thakmu |