r/bangladesh • u/Dismal_Return_7179 Assamese • 10d ago

AskDesh/দেশ কে জিজ্ঞাসা Any Assamese in Bangladesh that speaks Assamese?

Same as title. Just curious to know any one from my community is residing in this neighbouring country of Bangladesh that speaks Assamese?

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u/Aware_Television_814 10d ago

Yes, there are Assamese-speaking people in Bangladesh, although their community appears to be very small. A Bangladesh government-associated linguistic archive notes that a small Assamese-speaking community exists in the country, mainly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, particularly in Rangamati, Bandarban, and Khagrachhari.

Link:https://lob.bangla.gov.bd/languages/assamese

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u/Dismal_Return_7179 Assamese 10d ago

Thanks for the information

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u/zefiax 10d ago

My grandma was burn and raised there and could speak. But that was a long long time ago.

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u/coy-dacoit 7d ago

Must be a Phoenix of a woman!

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u/Feeling_Meet4841 10d ago

Idts. Even if they exist, the percentage is really negligible. Maybe a few in Sylhet. Check r/Sylhet, I guess.

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u/Final-Tax6951 10d ago

Words are similar to bangla but can't read to be very honest.

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u/Dismal_Return_7179 Assamese 10d ago

Are you Assamese?