West Bengal Bengali · Kolkata Bengali
The variety of West Bengal centred on Kolkata. The basis of literary Bengali and the medium of a major modern literature including the works of Tagore.
- Approximate centre
- 22.57°, 88.36°
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Standard 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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