Bāṅlā · Dhaka Bengali
The Bengali of Bangladesh, with Dhaka as its national centre. Closely related to the West Bengal standard but with its own pronunciation, vocabulary, and Persian-Arabic loan stratum.
- Approximate centre
- 23.81°, 90.41°
Dialect comparison
Bangladeshi Bengali vs Sylheti
Compare two dialects of Bengali side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.
A Bengali variety of the Sylhet region of north-eastern Bangladesh. Often classified as a separate language; the dominant heritage variety of the British Bangladeshi community.
- Approximate centre
- 24.89°, 91.87°
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