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Western Bengali orMānbhūmī Bengali (Bengali:মানভূমী বাংলা,romanized: Mānbhūmī Bāṅlā,pronounced[manbhumibaŋla]) is avernacularBengalidialect spoken in the districts ofPurulia,West Bardhaman, westernBankura, westernBirbhum,Singhbhum and other adjacent areas ofWest Bengal andJharkhand, previouslyManbhum andDhalbhum regions inBengal Presidency. It is one of theBengali dialects, having some influences of neighbouring dialects ofHindi andOdia in it.

Manbhumi Bengali has a rich tradition of folk songs sung in various occasions. Tusu songs are sung by village girls during a month-long observance of Tusu festival in villages of Purulia and some parts ofBarddhaman,Bankura andBirbhum districts ofWest Bengal and parts ofEast Singhbhum,Saraikela Kharsawan,Bokaro,Dhanbad andRanchi districts ofJharkhand.Bhadu songs,Karam songs,Baul songs andJhumar songs are also composed in Manbhumi Bengali. Manbhumi Bengali songs are used byChhau performers of Purulia School to depict various mythological events. Chhau is one of the distinguished dance forms of this geographical region which has been accorded the status ofIntangible cultural heritage byUNESCO in 2009.^[1]

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ThisBengali dialect is spoken in theManbhum andDhalbhum area and has its extended regional variants orsubdialects throughout southern border area ofMedinipur division of West Bengal, south eastern border ofKolhan division of Jharkhand.^[2][3]

Ranchi: æk loker du beţa rahe. (M)

Manbhum: æk loker duţa beţa chhilô. (M)

Pashchim Bardhaman district: kono loker duiţi chhele chhilo. (M)

Dhalbhum/East Singhbhum: ek loker duţa chha chhilo. (M)

Baharagora/Gopiballavpur: gotae noker duţa po thailaa. (M)

East Medinipur: gote loker duiţa toka thila. (M)

Ranchi: tumharman kahan jaatraho? (M)

Manbhum: tumhra kuthay jachho? (M)

Pashchim Bardhaman district: tumra kuthay jachchho? (M)

Dhalbhum/East Singhbhum: tumhra kaai jachho? (M)

Baharagora/Gopiballavpur: tumarkar kaai jaoţo ? (M)

East Medinipur: tumra kaai jaoţo? (M)

Ranchi: Chhaua ţa bes padhatrahe (M)

Manbhum: Chhana ţa bhalo padhchhe (M)

Pashchim Bardhaman district: Chhana ţa bhalo padhchhe (M)

Dhalbhum/East Singhbhum: Chha ţa bhalo padhchhe? (M)

Baharagora/Gopiballavpur: Chha ţa bhala padheţe? (M)

East Medinipur: Pila ţa bhala padhţe? (M)

There are two tribal languages,Kharia Thar andMal Paharia, mainly spoken inManbhum region ofBengal and Jharkhand by some small tribes, are closely related to Western Bengali dialects, but are typically classified as separate languages.

• Bengali Language Movement (Manbhum)

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• Grierson, G.A. (1903).Linguistic survey of India, Vol – V. Indo-Aryan family, Eastern group, Pt – I, Specimens of the Bengali and Assamese languages. Calcutta: Office of the superintendent, Government printing, India. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved14 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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