Northern Bengali dialects

Northern Bengali, also known as Uttaravaṅgīẏa (Bengali: উত্তরবঙ্গীয়, romanized: uttôrbôṅgīẏô)^[1] or Udīcya (Bengali: উদীচ্য, romanized: udīchyô),^[2] is a nonstandard dialect cluster of Bengali spoken in northern parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, as well adjacent areas of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Nepal.

Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah divided all Bengali dialects into two groups: Prācya (Bengali: প্রাচ্য, romanized: prachyô, lit. 'eastern') and Pāścātya (Bengali: পাশ্চাত্য, romanized: pashchatyô, lit. 'western'). Within his Pāścātya grouping, he created the division of "Northern" or "Udīcya", corresponding to the combined dialect groups of "Varendra" and "Kāmarūpa" proposed by Suniti Kumar Chatterji, with the remaining area corresponding to Rāḍha dialects. This Northern Bengali dialect is said to be spoken from Goalpara to Purnia, encompassing much of the historical regions of Kamarupa and Varendra.^[3] This area includes the modern divisions of Rangpur and Rajshahi in Bangladesh as well as Jalpaiguri and Malda in West Bengal.

(M=male indicated i.e. A man had two sons, P= person indicated, without gender, i.e. A person had two sons)

English: A man had two sons.

Sādhu Bhāṣā: কোন এক ব্যক্তির দুটি পুত্ত্র ছিল (kono êk bektir duṭi putrô chhilô)

Rajshahi: æk jon mansher duita bæṭa/chhawal chhilo. (P)

Naogaon: ek zoner duta bæṭa/soyel silo. (P)

Natore: æk jon manusher duta beṭa/chhowal chhilo. (P)

Sapahar: ek zun manushir duta beṭa/sowal silo. (P)

South Dinajpur: ek zoner duta beṭa/chhobal chhilo. (P)

Pabna : æk zôn mansher duiḍa bæt̹a/sawal silo. (P)

Sirajganj : æk zon mainsher duido bæṭa/sol silo. (P)

Ishwardi: æk zon mainser duidi beta/sol silo. (P)

Kazipur: ek jhon manusar duita sol silo. (P)

Tarash: æk jhon manuser duta sol asilo. (P)

Malda: æk jhon manuser duiṭa bæṭa/chhawal chhilô. (P)

Chapai Nawabganj: æk jhon mainsher duta bæṭa/chhawal achhilô. (P)

Raiganj: ek jhon manusar duto beṭa/chhowal chhilo. (P)

Shershabadia: æk jhon bektir duiṭi bæṭa/sawal sil. (P)

Sahebganj: ek zon bektir duta beṭa silo. (P)

Bogra: æk jhoner dui bæṭa/chhoil achhilo. (P)

Joypurhat: æk zon mansher duikona bæta/sawal/sol silo. (P)

Hakimpur: æk jhon duia bæṭa/chhoil achhilo. (P)

Dhamoirhat: æk zoin duia beṭa/sawol asilo. (P)

Gobindaganj: æk bektir duta bæta/sol asilo. (P)

Berhampore: kuno loker duţo sele silo. (M)

Murshidabad: kono loker duţa sele/sobal silo. (P)

Jangipur: kono ek lokar duiţa sôwal asilô. (P)

Kandi: kono bektir duţo chhoval achhilô. (P)

Domkol: kono manushir duta chheile/chhaowal chhilo. (P)

East Purnia (Siripuria): æk jhonar dui chhawal chhil. (P)

Dinajpur (Dinajpur Sadar Upazila and border regions): æk zôn mansher dui bæṭa/chhawal chhilo. (P)

Goalpara: æk zônkar dui bæṭa asil. (P)

Dhubri: æk jônker do bæda asil. (P)

Kokrajhar: æk jonaker duo bæta asil. (P)

Bongaigaon: æk zhônekar dua beda asilo. (P)

Barpeta: æk zhôner duo beda silo. (P)

Rangpur: ækzôn mansher duikna bæṭa asin. (P)

Islampur: ækjôn manusher duinka putro silô. (P)

Nilphamari-Saidpur: ækzôn mansher duika chhera asil. (P)

Kurigram: ekka mansher duikka chhera asilôl. (P)

South Salmara-Mankachar: ækka manuser duika chhera asilô. (P)

Parbatipur-Thakurgaon: ækka manuser duinka bæṭa silô. (P)

Gaibandha: ek manusher duinkka chhera asilô. (P)

Jalpaiguri: æk jhônkar dui jhon bæṭa achhil. (P)

Cooch Behar: æk jôna mansir dui kona bæṭa achhil. (P)

Lalmonirhat: æka zôna duta beta asil. (P)

Alipurduar:: ækka zhôna duto beṭa silo. (P)

Panchagarh: ækka jhônakar du bæṭa asilô. (P)

Siliguri: ekka zônker do beṭa asil. (P)

Darjeeling (Terai): æk jhônkar duiṭa bæṭa chhilo. (P)

• Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926). The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language. Calcutta University Press.
• Grierson, George Abraham (1903). Linguistic Survey of India. Vol. V. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent, Government Printing, India.
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