North Central Bengali or Varendrī Bengali (বরেন্দ্রী বাংলা) is a dialect of the Bengali language,[1][2][3] spoken in the Varendra region (primarily consisting of the Rajshahi Division in Bangladesh and the Malda division in India). Varendri dialect was classified by many renowned Indian linguists like Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Sukumar Sen and others.[4] It is also spoken in adjoining villages in neighbouring Bihar and Jharkhand. Varendri dialect has some influences of neighbouring dialects of Maithili and other Bihari languages.
| Varendri Bengali | |
|---|---|
| bôrendri Bangla | |
| বরেন্দ্রী বাংলা | |
 | |
| Native to | Bangladesh, India |
| Region | Rajshahi, Malda |
| Dialects | Bangladeshi variation Indian variation |
| Bengali alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | rajs1238 Rajshahi |
Comparison
editVarendri Bengali is a Bengali dialect belonging to North Bengal. The standardised register of Bengali was chosen to be the dialect spoken in Nadia (West-Central Bengal).
Examples:
- English: A man had two sons.
- Standard Bengali: একজন লোকের/মানুষের দুটি ছেলে ছিলো (ækjon loker/manusher duţi chhele chhilo)
- Dinajpur: ækjôn manusher dui chhawal chhilo (P)
- Sirajganj : ækzon mainsher duido bæt̹a/chhol achhilo. (P)
- Pabna (Women's dialect): ækjôn mansher dui chhawal chhilo. (P)
- Bogra: ækjhon mansher dui bæt̹a/chhoil chhilo. (P)
- Malda: ækjhon manuser duţa bæţa/chhawal achhilô. (P)
- Rajshahi: ækjon mansher duita bæt̹a/chhawal chhilo. (P)
- East Purnia (Siripuria): ækjhonar dui chhawal chhil. (P)
- English: (First person) will eat
- Standard Bengali: খাবো (khabo)
- Eastern Bengali: খামু (khamu); খাইমু (khaimu); খাম (kham)
- Varendri Bengali: খামোঁ (khamõ); খাইমোঁ (khaimõ); খাইম (khaim)
- English: Money
- Standard Bengali: টাকা (taka)
- Varendri Bengali: টেকা (tæka)
In popular culture
editGambhira, a Bengali folk genre is originally evolved with this dialect. This dialect is famous in many Bengali dramas. A web series by Chorki named Shaaticup is created in this dialect.
References
edit- ^ বাংলা ভাষা ও উপভাষা, সুকুমার সেন, আনন্দ পাবলিশার্স [Bangla language and dialect, Sukumar Sen, Anand Publishers] (in Bengali).
- ^ The Origin and Development of the Bengali language, Suniti kumar Chatterjee, Vol 1, Page 140, George Allen and Unwin London,New Edition,1970.
- ^ বাংলা ভাষা পরিক্রমা, পরেশচন্দ্র মজুমদার, কলিকাতা, সারস্বত লাইব্রেরী,১৩৮৩ [The Circumambulation of Bengali language , Paresh Chandra Majumder, Kolkata,Sarashwat Library,1383] (in Bengali).
- ^ Bandyopadhyay, Anita (2001). "Problems of Phonetic Transcription in Bengali". Praci-Bhasha-Vijnan Indian Journal of Linguistics. 20: 79. OCLC 2256120.
We all know that there are 4 or 5 dialects of the Bengali language. These are, according to Professor Suniti Kumar Chatterji and Sukumar Sen - Rarhi, Barendra, Kamarupi, Banga and Jharkhandi as added by Dr. S. Sen.
NB Barendra refers to Varendri