Tanchangya language
| Tanchangya | |
|---|---|
| đđ§đđ´đđ§đđđ´đĄ | |
'Tanchangya' in Tanchangya/Chakma script | |
| Native to | Bangladesh |
| Region | Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh) Mizoram and Tripura (India) Rakhine State (Myanmar) |
| Ethnicity | Tanchangya people |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2022)[1] |
| Tanchangya alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnv |
| Glottolog | tang1330 |
The Tanchangya language is one of the eleven indigenous languages spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Mizoram, Tripura, and Rakhine State. Despite the common belief that it is a Tibeto-Burman language, it is categorized as a Indo-Aryan language.[2] It is closely related to Chakma and Chittagonian. It is primarily spoken by the Tanchangyas people.[3]
Vocabulary
Tanchangya has many words from Indo-Aryan languages. It also maintains some Burmanised words, particularly in Buddhist terminologies.
Ancient Tanchangya
The original words of Tanchangya are believed to be from ancient Tanchangya.[4]
| Tanchangya | English |
|---|---|
| Awga (āĻ āĻāĻž) | Uneducated, uncivilised |
| Awnsur (āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§) | Regularly, always |
| Awnawpinaw (āĻ āĻ¨-āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨); Awnaw-sawnaw (āĻ āĻ¨- āĻ¸āĻ¨āĻ ) | Insane, foolish |
| Awrawk (āĻ āĻ°āĻā§) | Nest |
| Hawla (āĻšāĻ˛āĻž) | Fry, thick shrub bushes |
| Awsangya (āĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž); Besangya (āĻŦā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž) | An unmarriageable relation |
| A-uk/Aruk (āĻ-āĻāĻā§, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§) | Picture; Sketch |
Tibeto-Burman
Tanchangay belongs to the Tibeto-Burman language family; hence, many Buddhist terms can be found in Tanchangya.[5]
Foreign words
In Tanchangya, words derived from Arabic, Portuguese, and English can be found.
| Tanchangya | Arabic/Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Awktaw (āĻ āĻā§āĻ¤) | Owakta (Arabic) | Time |
| Gawrba (āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻž) | Gorba(Arabic) | Guest |
| Gamala/Gabala (āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ˛āĻž) | Gamela (Portuguese) | Bucket |
| Balti (āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ) | Balde (Portuguese) | Bucket |
Chakma
Outside of the Tanchangya tribe, there is a common belief that there is no difference between Tanchangya and the Chakma language.[6]
| Tanchangya | Chakma | English |
|---|---|---|
| Bitsyawl | Bijol | Smooth |
| Pawd, Jangal | Pawt | Road |
| Awna sawna | Awnaw sawnaw | Half-brain |
| Diri, Bilawng | Dighol | Long time |
References
- ^ Tanchangya at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ Debnath, Rupak (2008). Ethnographic Study of Tanchangya of CHT, CADC, Sittwe, and South Tripura. Kolkata: Kreativmind, India. p. 167.
- ^ Debnath, Rupak (2008). Ethnographic Study of Tanchangya of CHT, CADC, Sittwe, and South Tripura. Kolkata: Kreativmind, India. p. 71.
- ^ Roti Kanta Tanchangya (2000): 62-65
- ^ Debnath, Rupak (2008). Ethnographic Study of Tanchangya of CHT, CADC, Sittwe, and South Tripura. Kolkata: Kreativmind, India. p. 88.
- ^ "An Analysis of the Ethno-Linguistic Roots and Connections of the Chakma-Tanchangya People" (PDF). Dr Satyakam Phukan's Webpages. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
External links
- "Tanchangya Wikibook". 2014.
- "Tongchangya World". 2018.
- "Tongchangya World : History, Culture, and Literature". 2017.
- "Tanchangya". 2017.
- "United Tanchangya Academic and Cultural Forum (UTACF)". 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2019-08-16.