Surjapuri language

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Surjapuri language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in parts of eastern India and neighboring regions of Nepal and Bangladesh, known for its close relation to Maithili and Bengali.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Indo-Aryan language
language
closelyRelatedTo Bengali language
Kamtapuri language
Magahi language
Maithili language
linked to: Maithili
hasAlternativeName Sujapuri
Surjapuri
Surjapuria
Suryapuri
linked to: Surjapuri
hasGlottocode surj1238
hasISO639-3Code sjp
hasLanguageFamily Indo-Aryan
Indo-European
Indo-Iranian
hasLexicalInfluenceFrom Bengali
Hindi
Maithili
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
hasLinguisticTypology SOV word order
postpositional language
hasPhonologicalFeature retroflex consonants typical of Indo-Aryan languages
hasScriptUsage Bengali script for West Bengal and Bangladesh
Devanagari for Hindi-dominant areas
hasWritingSystem Bengali script
Devanagari script
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith nearby Eastern Indo-Aryan dialects
languageBranch Eastern Indo-Aryan
region eastern India
northern Bangladesh
southeastern Nepal
spokenIn Araria district
Assam
Bangladesh
Bihar
Dakshin Dinajpur district
Goalpara region
linked to: Goalpara district

India
Jharkhand
Katihar district
Kishanganj district
Nepal
Purnia district
Uttar Dinajpur district
West Bengal
status regional language
subclassOf Indo-Aryan language
Indo-European language
usedByCommunity Surjapuri people

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