Sylheti language

Sylheti is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 11 million people. It is mostly used in Bangladesh and India.

In Bangladesh, people speak Sylheti mainly in the Sylhet Division. This includes the districts of Sylhet, Moulvibazar, eastern Sunamganj, and north-eastern Habiganj.

In India, Sylheti is spoken in the Barak Valley area of Assam. This includes the districts of Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj. It is also found in northern Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur. There are Sylheti speakers in Hojai district, Shillong in Meghalaya, and Nagaland.

Outside the Indian subcontinent, the largest Sylheti-speaking group is in the United Kingdom, with about 400,000 speakers, mostly in east London. There are also Sylheti speakers in United States, Canada, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.Comanaru, Ruxandra; D'Ardenne, Jo (2018). The Development of Research Programme to Translate and Test the Personal well-being Questions in Sylheti and Urdu. GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Retrieved 30 June 2020.Nazli Kibria (2011). Muslims in Motion. Retrieved 4 September 2024.Harald Bauder (2012). Immigration and Settlement: Experiences, and Opportunities. Canadian Scholars' Press. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

Related pages
 Languages of Bangladesh
 Languages of India

References

Category:Indo-Aryan languages
Category:Languages of Bangladesh
Category:Languages of India