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| Tanchangya | |
|---|---|
| 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 | |
 'Tanchangya' in Tanchangya/Chakma script | |
| Native to | Bangladesh |
| Region | Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh) Mizoram andTripura (India) Rakhine State (Myanmar) |
| Ethnicity | Tanchangya |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2022)[1] |
| Tanchangya alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnv |
| Glottolog | tang1330 |
TheTanchangya language is one of the eleven indigenous languages spoken in theChittagong Hill Tracts,Mizoram,Tripura, andRakhine State. Despite the common belief that it is aTibeto-Burman language, it is categorized as aIndo-Aryan language.[2] It is closely related toChakma andChittagonian. It is primarily spoken by the Tanchangyas people.[3]
Tanchangya has many words fromIndo-Aryan languages. It also maintains some Burmanised words, particularly in Buddhist terminologies.
The original words of Tanchangya are believed to be from ancient Tanchangya.[4]
| Tanchangya | English |
|---|---|
| Awga (অগা) | Uneducated, uncivilised |
| Awnsur (অন্সুর্) | Regularly, always |
| Awnawpinaw (অন-পিন); Awnaw-sawnaw (অন- সনঅ) | Insane, foolish |
| Awrawk (অরক্) | Nest |
| Hawla (হলা) | Fry, thick shrub bushes |
| Awsangya (অসাঙ্যা); Besangya (বেসাঙ্যা) | An unmarriageable relation |
| A-uk/Aruk (আ-উক্, আরুক্) | Picture; Sketch |
Although it does not belong to the Tibeto-Burman language family, many Buddhist terms can be found in Tanchangya.[5]
In Tanchangya, words derived from Arabic, Portuguese, and English can be found.
| Tanchangya | Arabic/Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Awktaw (অক্ত) | Owakta (Arabic) | Time |
| Gawrba (গর্বা) | Gorba(Arabic) | Guest |
| Gamala/Gabala (গাবালা, গামালা) | Gamela (Portuguese) | Bucket |
| Balti (বাল্তি) | Balde (Portuguese) | Bucket |
Outside of the Tanchangya tribe, there is a common belief that there is no difference between Tanchangya and the Chakma language.[6]
| Tanchangya | Chakma | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bitsyawl | Bijol | Smooth |
| Pawd, Jangal | Pawt | Road |
| Awna sawna | Awnaw sawnaw | Half-brain |
| Diri, Bilawng | Dighol | Long time |
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Data from Wikidata| Official language | |
|---|---|
| Indo-European | |
| Sino-Tibetan | |
| Austroasiatic | |
| Dravidian | |
| Afro-Asiatic | |
| Sign | |
