Rajbanshi
Rajbanshi is an Indo-European language spoken in Nepal and India.
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Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in Nepal. It is related to but is distinct from the Rangpuri/Kamta language in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi". Rajbanshi and Kamta, along with two other languages, form the KRDS lect cluster.
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Words in Rajbanshi
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | lok* | |
| name | nam* | |
| ear | kan* | |
| hand | hat* | |
| blood | surki* | |
| breast | dudh* | |
| liver | pit* | |
| water | jal* | |
| fire | aghni* | |
| sun | suruj* | |
| star | tara* | |
| stone | pathal* | |
| mountain | pahar* | |
| tree | gaCh* | |
| dog | kukur* | |
| fish | maCh* | |
| louse | nukani* | |
| one | ek* | |
| two | dui* | |
| I | mui* | |
| you | tui* | |
| we | hama* | |
| drink | pila* | |
| see | dekh* | |
| hear | sun* | |
| die | mar* | |
| come | as* | |
| path | rasta* | |
| full | bhara* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- BhojpuriIndo-European66% alike
- BengaliIndo-European58% alike
- Dewas-Done DanuwarIndo-European53% alike
- Kochariya-East DanuwarIndo-European52% alike
- Chitwania TharuIndo-European51% alike
- Kochila TharuIndo-European50% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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