Manbhumi ( bn, মানভূমী, Mānbhūmī, ) is the local
Bengali dialect spoken in the district of
Purulia, and adjacent area of other districts of
West Bengal and
Jharkhand, previously
Manbhum, in Eastern India. It is one of the
Bengali dialects
The dialects of the Bengali language are part of the Eastern Indo-Aryan language group of the Indo-European language family widely spoken in the Bengal region of South Asia. The spoken dialects of Bengali are mutually intelligible with neighbo ...
, having very prominent Hindi and
Odia
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* Odia people in Odisha, India
* Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family
* Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...
blending in it. Manbhumi has a rich tradition of folk songs sung in various occasions. Tusu songs are sung by village girls during a month-long observance of Tusu festival in villages of Purulia and some parts of
Barddhaman,
Bankura and
Birbhum districts of
West Bengal and parts of
East Singhbhum,
Saraikela Kharsawan,
Bokaro,
Dhanbad and
Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
districts of
Jharkhand.
Bhadu songs,
Karam songs,
Baul songs and
Jhumar songs are also composed in Manbhumi. Manbhumi songs are used by
Chhau performers of Purulia School to depict various mythological events. Chhau is one of the distinguished dance forms of this geographical region which has been accorded the status of
Intangible cultural heritage
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by
UNESCO in 2009.
Regional variation
This dialect is spoken in the
Manbhum area and has its extended regional variants throughout southern border area of
Medinipur division of West Bengal, south eastern border of
Kolhan division of Jharkhand and
Mayurbhanj,
Kendujhar district of Odisha.
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Manbhum: æk loker duţa beţa chhilô. (M)
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East Medinipur
Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...
: gote loker duiţa toka thilo. (M)
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Dhalbhum/
East Singhbhum: ek loker duţa chha chhilo. (M)
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Pashchim Bardhaman district: kono loker duiţi chhele chhilo. (M)
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Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
: æk loker du beţa rahe. (M)
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Baharagora/
Gopiballavpur: gotae noker duţa po thailaa. (M)
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Mayurbhanj: akţa loker duţa beţa chhilo. (M)
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Manbhum: tumhra kuthay jachho? (M)
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East Medinipur
Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...
: tumra kaai jaoţo? (M)
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Dhalbhum/
East Singhbhum: tumhra kaai jachho? (M)
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Pashchim Bardhaman district: tumra kuthay jachchho? (M)
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Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
: tumharman kahan jaatraho? (M)
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Baharagora/
Gopiballavpur: tumarkar kaai jaoţo ? (M)
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Mayurbhanj: tora kahi jachho ? (M)
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Manbhum: Chhana ţa bhalo padhchhe (M)
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East Medinipur
Purba Medinipur (English: ''East Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the southernmost district of Medinipur division – one of the five administrative d ...
: pila ţa bhala padhţe? (M)
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Dhalbhum/
East Singhbhum: Chha ţa bhalo padhchhe? (M)
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Pashchim Bardhaman district: Chhana ţa bhalo padhchhe (M)
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Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
: Chhaua ţa bes padhatrahe (M)
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Baharagora/
Gopiballavpur: Chha ţa bhala padheţe. (M)
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Mayurbhanj: Chhana ţa bhalo padchhe. (M)
The latter two, along with
Kharia Thar
Kharia Thar is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indic language spoken by the Kharia people, Hill Kharia culture of India.
References
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Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
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and
Mal Paharia, are closely related to Western Bengali dialects, but are typically classified as separate languages.
References
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Bengali dialects
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