Rajbanshi language (Nepal)

Rajbanshi
Rajbanshi
राजबंशी‎ ; Tajpuria
Native to	Nepal
Region	Jhapa District, Morang District
Ethnicity	Rajbanshi
Native speakers	170,000 (2011)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Odia–Bengali–Assamese Bengali–Assamese Kamrupa Kamta Western Kamta Rajbanshi; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; rjs – Rajbanshi; kyv – Kayort
Glottolog	rajb1243 Rajbanshi; kayo1247 Kayort

Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria^[3]) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in Nepal. It is related to, but distinct from Rangpuri/Kamta in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi", with which it forms the KRNB cluster.^[4]

^ Rajbanshi at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
Kayort at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
^ ^a ^b Toulmin, Mathew W S (2006). Reconstructing linguistic history in a dialect continuum: The Kamta, Rajbanshi, and Northern Deshi Bangla subgroup of Indo-Aryan (PhD). The Australian National University. p. 305.
^ Toulmin 2009, p. 16.
^ Toulmin 2009, p. 3.

[e22-1] Rajbanshi at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
Kayort at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)

[OGK-2] Toulmin, Mathew W S (2006). Reconstructing linguistic history in a dialect continuum: The Kamta, Rajbanshi, and Northern Deshi Bangla subgroup of Indo-Aryan (PhD). The Australian National University. p. 305.

[FOOTNOTEToulmin200916-3] Toulmin 2009, p. 16.

[FOOTNOTEToulmin20093-4] Toulmin 2009, p. 3.

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Rajbanshi
राजबंशी‎ Tajpuria
Native to	Nepal
Region	Jhapa District, Morang District
Ethnicity	Rajbanshi
Native speakers	170,000 (2011)^[1]
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Odia–Bengali–Assamese^[2] Bengali–Assamese Kamrupa^[2] Kamta Western Kamta Rajbanshi
Writing system	Devanagari
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `rjs` – Rajbanshi `kyv` – Kayort
Glottolog	`rajb1243` Rajbanshi `kayo1247` Kayort

Rajbanshi language (Nepal)

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