| Bengali-Assamese | |
| Also Known As: | Gauda–Kamarupa |
| Region: | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal |
| Familycolor: | Indo-European |
| Fam2: | Indo-Iranian |
| Fam3: | Indo-Aryan |
| Fam4: | Eastern |
| Fam5: | Odia–Bengali-Assamese[1] |
| Ancestor: | Magadhi Prakrit |
| Glotto: | gaud1237 |
| Glottoname: | Gauda–Kamrupa |
| Map: | Bengali-Assamese subbranches.png |
| Mapcaption: | A map showing geographical distribution of the sub-branches of Bengali-Assamese languages according to the classification of Suniti Kumar Chatterji.[2] |
The Bengali-Assamese languages (also Gauda–Kamarupa languages) is a grouping of several languages in the eastern Indian subcontinent. This group belongs to the Eastern zone of Indo-Aryan languages. The languages in this group according to Glottolog includes Assamese, Bengali, Bishnupriya, Chakma, Chittagonian, Hajong, Kharia Thar, Kurmukar, Lodhi (also categorised as a Munda language), Mal Paharia, Noakhali, Rajbangshi, Rohingya, Sylheti, Tangchangya and Surjapuri.
| English | Assamese | Bengali | Chakma | Chittagonian | Hajong | Kamata | Rohingya | Sylheti |
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| beautiful | dhunia, thogua/thouga, xundor/xundar | śundor* | dol | dishar,šundor | cúndor*, hásin* | šundor*, kubsurot*, mayasurot | ||
| big | daṅor/daṅar, bor | boṛo, ḍagor, ḍaṅor | đôñr | boro, daṅar | boro, ákbor*, kobira* | boṛo | ||
| blood | tez | rôkto*, khun*, lohu | lo | lou, rôktô | lou, hún*, kún* | lou, roxto*, kun* | ||
| bread | ruti (flat), pau*ruti, luf*, bred* | pão*ruṭi, ruṭi (flat) | fõruţi | fiçá, luthi | ruṭi (flat), luf* | |||
| brother | bhai (younger), kokai/kaka (elder), dada (elder)* | bhai, dada, bhaiya | bái, bôdda | bhai | bái | bái, báia | ||
| cat | mekuri/meukri/mekur, birali/biroli, biral | biṛal, beṛal, billi, bilai, biṛali | bilai/bilei, miúr | bilai | mekur, bilai | |||
| dark | andhar, endhar | ãdhar, andhar, ondhokar* | ãdár | añdár, miyonda | andáir | |||
| daughter | zi, mai, aapi, zhia, ziori | maiya/meye, konna*, jhi | zee, maifuā | beti | futúni, zíi | zi, fuṛi | ||
| day | din, bêla | din, bêla*, roz*, dibôš* | din | din | din | din, ruz* | ||
| dog | kukur | kukur, kutta | kuĩr, kutto | kuñr | atu, kutta | |||
| door | duar*, dorza*, dar | dôroja/dôrja*, duar* | duōr, kebar | duar* | duar* | xeir, dorza*, duar* | ||
| earth | bhũi, p(r)ithiwi/p(r)ithibi* | duniya*, prithibi*, dhora*, jahan* | duniye,fithibi, | duniyai* | duniai*, dunia*, zahan* | |||
| egg | koni, dima/dim | ḍim, anḍa, boida* | boda* | đim,anḍa | ḍima | andha, dhim | enḍa, ḍim, boida* | |
| elephant | hati/hathi | hati | áti | hati | áñti, háñtih | átti | ||
| eye | soku, sokhu | choukh/chokh, ãkhi, noyon*, chokkhu* | sóg | suk | soku, uki, souk | |||
| father | deuta*, bap, büpai/bapa, pitai/pite/piti*, aba/abba/abu/abbu* | bap, abba*, baba, abbu, pita*, waled* | baf, ba,abba | abbá* | baf, bazi | |||
| fear | bhoy, dor | bhôy*, ḍor | đôr | ḍor | ḍor | |||
| finger | aṅuli/aṅli | aṅgul, onguli* | ôuñl | ouñl | aṅguil | |||
| fire | zui, aguni* | aguin/agun, ogni*, nar*, atosh*, anol*, pabok*, dahon* | ôin* | zui | ooin* | aguin*, nar*, atosh* | ||
| fish | mas | machh | mas | mas | mas | mas, mai* | ||
| food | khüabostu*, khauni, ahar*, khayddo*, khana* | khabar, khaon, khana*, khani*, khaddo*, ahar* | hána | hána, háñna | xani | |||
| god | bhogowan*, is(s)or*, deu, probhu*, khuda* | khoda*, isshôr*, bhôgôban*, srishtikorta*, mabud* | khúda*,rôb, ūôr ôla | ila*, rob*, ixor* | mobud*, mola*, rob*, xoda*, bhogòban* | |||
| good | bhal | bhalo/bhala | bála, gôm | bhala | bhal | gom | bála | |
| grass | ghah, kher (hay) | ghash, khôṛ (hay) | kér | ghaṣ | kérr | ga, gaš | ||
| hand | hat | hat | át | hat | árt | át | ||
| hand fan | bisoni/biseni/bisni | hat-pakha, biuni, bijoni | bisôin, bisein | bisoin, fanka | ||||
| head | mur, matha, math | matha, shir*, kolla* | mata, hôlla | matá | sir*, xolla*, mata | |||
| heart (emotion) | hia, ontor*, koliza/koilza, hidoy* | (h)ridôy*, ôntôr*, hiya, dil*, kolob*, kolija/koilja | dil*, hôilze, ridôy, ôntôr | dil* | dil*, hia | |||
| heart (organ) | hia, dil, amothu | (h)ritpindô*,dil*, kolija/koilja | dil* | gurda | ||||
| horse | ghü̃ra/ghora | ghoṛa | gúṛa | gúñra, gúra | gúṛa | |||
| house | ghor | ghôr, baṛi, basha, khana* | gór | gor, bari | gór, bari, xan* | |||
| hunger | bhük/bhokh | khudha*, khida*, khide*, bhuk | búk | búk | buk, feto(r) buk | |||
| language | bhaxa*, mat (call), kotha*, raw | bhasha*, buli, jôban/zôban* | hodá* | basha,zúban,buli | raw, bhaṣa* | zoban*, hodá* | mat, bul, rau, zoban*, basha* | |
| laughter | hãhi | hashi | aši | haṣi | aši | |||
| life | zion/ziwon, ziu (soul), hayat* | jibôn*, jindegi*, hayat* | zibon,zindegi*,hayat* | zibon | zindegi*, zibon*, hayat* | |||
| moon | zün, sand | chãd/chand, chôndro*, bôdôr*, shôshi* | sãn | san | san | san(d), sondoni | ||
| mother | ma, ai, mai, mao, ammi/amma* | ma, amma*, ammu, waleda*, mata*, ai | ma | maö, ai | mai, ai, maizi | |||
| mouth | mukh*, mu- | mukh*, mu(h) | mukh* | muk* | muk* | |||
| name | nam, naü | nam | nam | nam | nam | |||
| night | rati, nixa* | rat/rait, ratri*, shob* | rait | rati | rait | rait, rati, nii, shob*, lailot* | ||
| peace | xanti*, xokah | shanti*, aman*, salamôt* | šanti* | ṣanti* | niraii, shanti*, salamôt* | |||
| place | thai, zega/zaga*, than | jayga/jaga/jega*, ṭhai, sthan* | ṭai, zāga* | zega*, tan | ||||
| queen | rani, madoi, patmadoi | rani, shahbanu* | rani | rani | rani | rani, razbibi, sha(h)banu* | ||
| rest | zironi, aram* | aram*, bisram*, jirano*, jiron* | dom*,zirôn,aram gôrôn | zirani, aram* | ||||
| river | noi, gaṅ, nodi* | nôdi*, doriya*, ɡaṅg | dôijja*,dôirge | hál | ɡaṅg, nodi* | |||
| road | bat, ali, rasta*, poth* | rasta*, shoṛok, pôth* | sorox, rah*, rasta*, ail, fot* | |||||
| salt | nimokh*, lün/nun | lôbôn*, nun, nomok* | lôbôn*, lun/nun | nimox*, nun, lobon* | ||||
| sister | bhoni/boini/boni (younger), ba/bai (elder) | apa*, apu/api, boin/bon, didi | bóin,afa/bôbbu/dî/afu (elder) | bóin, buai | ||||
| small | xoru, süto | chhoṭo, pati | guro | huru, nii, kuṭimuti, gura, titkina, geda, suṭu | ||||
| son | put, pü, aapa | chhele, putro*, put, po, bêṭa | (morod) fuā, fut | beṭa | fut | fut, fua | ||
| soul | ziu, atma/atta* | atta*, pran*, pôran*, ruh*, jiu | foran*, rû* | ru*, atma*, zaan* | ||||
| sun | beli | shurjo*, shuruj* | beil, šuroz* | beil | suruz*, shurzo* | |||
| ten | doh, dos* | dosh | doš | doṣ | dosh, do | |||
| three | tini | tin | tín | tin | tin | |||
| village | gaü̃ | gram*, gã, gão | geram | gau | ||||
| waist | kõkal/kakal | komor*, maja | keĩl | keñil | xomor*, xaxal | |||
| water | pani | pani, jôl* | fani | pani | pani, zol* | faní | fani, ab*, tam | |
| when | ketia/kitia/kita, kethan/kethen, kesen, ketiyake | kôkhôn, kobe, kon shômôy*, kon bêla | hótte | könbela | kunbala(n->m), kunomoy | |||
| wind | botah/batah | batash*, hawa*, ba/bao, bayu*, bat*, anil* | ába*, bataš* | boyar, batash*, hawa* | ||||
| wolf | kukurnesia bagh, xial (jackal, fox) | nekṛe-bagh, sheyal/shiyal (jackal, fox) | neṛi kutta | atubag, hial (jackal, fox) | ||||
| woman | maiki manuh, tiri*, tirüta, mohila* | mohila*, nari*, beṭi manush, chheri | maiye fua,maifuā (soft) | beṭi saöa | beṭi, moíla* | |||
| year | bosor, son* | bochhor, shal*, borsho*, botshor* | bosor | bosor | fira, bosor, son*, shal* | |||
| yes | hoy, o, ü̃, mm | hê/hễ, ji*, agge, hã | ô, ôy | ô, ôy | óe, i, zi* óe | |||
| no | nohoy, nai, ühü, na | na, nai/nae/nei, noy, non | nô, nôy | nô, nôy | na, nai, nay | |||
| yesterday | kali, züa-kali/zawa-kali | (goto*-)kal(-ke), (gelo-)kal(-ke),kal(-ke) | goto* hail, goto* halia | (gese-)xail(-ku), xail(-ku) | ||||
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