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Rohingya

Rohingya is an Indo-European language spoken in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Thailand, by about 1.8 million people.

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Rohingya (رُحَ࣪ڠۡگَ࣪ـࢬ‎, رُحانغيه, روھنگيا Ruáingga, [ruˈaiŋɡ(j)a]) is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily by the Rohingya people, who are from Rakhine State of Myanmar. It is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Bengali–Assamese branch, and is closely related to the Chittagonian language spoken in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Rohingya, Chakma, Noakhali and Chittagonian languages have a high degree of mutual intelligibility.

From Wikipedia · Rohingya language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Rohingya

MeaningWordRomanization
fatherbab
namenam
eyesuk
earhan
nosenak
toothdat
handhát
heartkolób
headmatá
bloodrokto
liverhoilla
waterfaní
fireooin
moonsan
startara
rainzór
snowboróf
windboyyar
stonefattór
mountainfaár
seadoria
leaffata
nightrait
dogkutta
catbilai
fishmas
birdfaik
horsegúra
cowgai
pigcuor

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