Bishnupuriya

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A language of India

Location

Assam state: Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj districts; north Tripura state.

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Language NameBishnupuriya

User Population

40,000 in Bangladesh (2003). 400 monolinguals.

Location

Sylhet division: south Habiganj district, Sylhet city, 1 village; Moulvibazar district; Sunamganj district, 2 villages.

Alternate Names

Bishnupria, Bishnupriya, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Bisna Puriya

Dialects

Rajar Gang, Madai Gang.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Vigorous. Home, village. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Bengali [ben]. Also use Meitei [mni]. Used as L2 by Meitei [mni].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 75% in Bengali [ben]. Those who are literate in Bengali are also able to read Bishnupuriya though they have little practice at doing so.

Other Comments

Dialects are not attached to localities but exist side by side: Madai Gang (of the village of the queen) and Rajar Gang (of the village of the king). Intelligibility between the 2 caste dialects sufficient to understand complex and abstract discourse. Hindu.

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