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Sylheti language
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Sylheti is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in South Asia. It is a native language of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and northeastern states of the Republic of India, Tripura, Assam (Barak Valley) and one of the influencial language in the United Kingdom.
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thumb|King and Queen of Termites by Mujahidul Islam in Sylheti language.
Sylheti is a minoritised, politically unrecognised, and understudied Eastern Indo-Aryan language with approximately 11 million speakers worldwide, with high speaker concentrations in the Surma and Barak river basins in north-eastern Bangladesh and south Assam, India, and in several diasporic communities around the world (especially UK, USA, and Middle East).
Simard, Dopierala & Thaut Introducing the Sylheti language and its speakers, and the SOAS Sylheti project. http://www.elpublishing.org/docs/1/18/ldd18_01.pdf 2020 Language Documentation and Description 1-22
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Category:Sylheti language