Chittagonian language

Chittagonian
Chittagonian
Chittagonian Bengali
চাটগাঁইয়া; চিটাইঙ্গা
Pronunciation	[saŋʈgaiyaŋ]; [siʈaiŋga]
Native to	Bangladesh
Region	Chittagong region
Ethnicity	Bengali
Native speakers	13 million (2006); to 16 million (2007)
Language family	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Eastern Bengali–Assamese Gauda–Bangla Southeastern Bengali Chittagonian; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Bengali–Assamese script (Bengali alphabet); Arabic; Latin;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ctg
Linguist List	ctg
Glottolog	chit1275
Linguasphere	73-DEE-aa
	Chittagonian speaking area in South Asia

Chittagonian (চাটগাঁইয়া saṭgãia or চিটাইঙ্গা siṭaiṅga) or Chittagonian Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of the Greater Chittagong in Bangladesh. Chittagonian is not inherently intelligible to other varieties of Bengali, although it is considered by some as a nonstandard Bengali dialect. Chittagonian is also considered to be a separate language by some linguists. While Chittagonian is linguistically distinct, its speakers identify with Bengali culture and the Standard Bengali language. It is broadly mutually intelligible with the Rohingya language and with a lesser extent to Noakhali. It is estimated (2006) that Chittagonian has 13 million speakers, principally in Bangladesh.