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Noakhali language

Noakhali language

Bengali-Assamese language NoakhaliNoakhali Bengaliনোয়াখাইল্লা নোয়াখাইল্যা NoakhaillaThe word "Nōẇākhāillā" in the Bengali–Assamese scriptPronunciation[ˈno̯akʰai̯lːaˑ]Native toBangladeshRegionBangladesh: Greater Noakhali (now Noakhali, Laxmipur and Feni), parts of Chittagong, Comilla and Chandpur district India: parts of Southern TripuraEthnicityBengaliNative speakers7 million (estimated)Language familyIndo-European Indo-IranianIndo-AryanEasternBengali–AssameseGauda–BanglaSoutheastern BengaliNoakhaliDialectsNoakhali dialectsWriting systemBengali–Assamese scriptLanguage codesISO 639-3oakGlottolognoak1234 Noakhalifeni1234 Feni (Noakhali)hati1234 Hatia islandsmaij1234 MaijdiELPNoakhaliMap of where Noakhali is spokenThis article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Noakhali or Noakhalian, endonym Nōẇākhāillā (নোয়াখাইল্লা), is an Indo-Aryan language variety spoken by an estimated 7 million Bengalis, primarily in the Greater