Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in

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. It is related to, but distinct from Rangpuri/Kamta in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi", with which it forms the KRNB cluster.

Phonology

This section is based on .

Consonants

* can often be heard as post-alveolar , when following back vowels. * and can have allophones of and . * can have allophones of . * can also be realised as . * can also have an allophone of []. * can be realised as voiceless or voiced in word-initial positions. * can be heard as alveolar before an alveolar consonant, and as a retroflex when preceding a retroflex consonant. *A word-final may tend to be voiceless . *Central approximants occur, but are deemed allophones of .

Vowels

In addition to these vowels, Rangpuri has the following diphthongs: . * Vowels can have shortened allophones of . * can also be articulated more central as . * may also be heard as two sounds in free variation.

Notes

References

* * Eastern Indo-Aryan languages Languages of Nepal Languages of Koshi Province Languages written in Devanagari {{IndoAryan-lang-stub