Tanchangya language
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| Tanchangya | |
|---|---|
| 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 | |
 'Tanchangya' in Tanchangya/Chakma script | |
| Native to | Bangladesh |
| Region | Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh) Mizoram and Tripura (India) Rakhine State (Myanmar) |
| Ethnicity | Tanchangya people |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2022)[1] |
| Tanchangya alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnv |
| Glottolog | tang1330 |
The Tanchangya language is one of the eleven indigenous languages spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Mizoram, Tripura, and Rakhine State. Despite the common belief that it is a Tibeto-Burman language, it is categorized as a Indo-Aryan language.[2] It is closely related to Chakma and Chittagonian. It is primarily spoken by the Tanchangyas people.[3]
Vocabulary
[edit]Tanchangya has many words from Indo-Aryan languages. It also maintains some Burmanised words, particularly in Buddhist terminologies.
Ancient Tanchangya
[edit]The original words of Tanchangya are believed to be from ancient Tanchangya.[4]
| Tanchangya | English |
|---|---|
| Awga (অগা) | Uneducated, uncivilised |
| Awnsur (অন্সুর্) | Regularly, always |
| Awnawpinaw (অন-পিন); Awnaw-sawnaw (অন- সনঅ) | Insane, foolish |
| Awrawk (অরক্) | Nest |
| Hawla (হলা) | Fry, thick shrub bushes |
| Awsangya (অসাঙ্যা); Besangya (বেসাঙ্যা) | An unmarriageable relation |
| A-uk/Aruk (আ-উক্, আরুক্) | Picture; Sketch |
Tibeto-Burman
[edit]Tanchangay belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family; hence, many Buddhist terms can be found in Tanchangya.[5]
Foreign words
[edit]In Tanchangya, words derived from Arabic, Portuguese, and English can be found.
| Tanchangya | Arabic/Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Awktaw (অক্ত) | Owakta (Arabic) | Time |
| Gawrba (গর্বা) | Gorba(Arabic) | Guest |
| Gamala/Gabala (গাবালা, গামালা) | Gamela (Portuguese) | Bucket |
| Balti (বাল্তি) | Balde (Portuguese) | Bucket |
Chakma
[edit]Outside of the Tanchangya tribe, there is a common belief that there is no difference between Tanchangya and the Chakma language.[6]
| Tanchangya | Chakma | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bitsyawl | Bijol | Smooth |
| Pawd, Jangal | Pawt | Road |
| Awna sawna | Awnaw sawnaw | Half-brain |
| Diri, Bilawng | Dighol | Long time |
References
[edit]- ^ Tanchangya at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ Debnath, Rupak (2008). Ethnographic Study of Tanchangya of CHT, CADC, Sittwe, and South Tripura. Kolkata: Kreativmind, India. p. 167.
- ^ Debnath, Rupak (2008). Ethnographic Study of Tanchangya of CHT, CADC, Sittwe, and South Tripura. Kolkata: Kreativmind, India. p. 71.
- ^ Roti Kanta Tanchangya (2000): 62-65
- ^ Debnath, Rupak (2008). Ethnographic Study of Tanchangya of CHT, CADC, Sittwe, and South Tripura. Kolkata: Kreativmind, India. p. 88.
- ^ "An Analysis of the Ethno-Linguistic Roots and Connections of the Chakma-Tanchangya People" (PDF). Dr Satyakam Phukan's Webpages. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- "Tanchangya Wikibook". 2014.
- "Tongchangya World". 2018.
- "Tongchangya World : History, Culture, and Literature". 2017.
- "Tanchangya". 2017.
- "United Tanchangya Academic and Cultural Forum (UTACF)". 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
| Official language | |
|---|---|
| Indo-European | |
| Sino-Tibetan | |
| Austroasiatic | |
| Dravidian | |
| Afro-Asiatic | |
| Sign | |
