Ghotis

Ghoti
Regions with significant populations
West Bengal and historically western parts of Bengal region, parts of Bangladesh after partition
Languages
Rarhi, Manbhumi and Sundarbani dialects of Bengali
Related ethnic groups
Bengalis, Bangal

Ghoti (a.k.a. Pôshchim Bôngiyô; transl. West Bengali) is a term used to refer to the Bengali people native to the Indian states of West Bengal and Jharkhand. The term is used to describe Bengalis from the west, as opposed to the Bengalis from the east, which means Bangals of East Bengal (now Bangladesh), Assam and Tripura.

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