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A description of the king and queen of the termites in Sylheti. Sylheti [a] (Sylheti Nagri: ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ, síloṭi, pronounced ⓘ; Bengali: সিলেটি, sileṭi, pronounced) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by an estimated 11 million people, primarily in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, Barak Valley of Assam, and northern parts of Tripura in India.
Sylheti Nagri or Sylheti Nāgarī (Sylheti: ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ, síloṭi nagri, pronounced [sílɔʈi nagɾi]), known in classical manuscripts as Nagri (ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ) as well as by many other names, is an Indic script originating from the Kaithi script of Bihar.
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Sylheti on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Sylheti in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
The Sylheti language, which some consider as a dialect of Bengali, [20] while many linguists consider it as a distinct language, [21] is central to Sylheti identity. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Its unique phonetic qualities and vocabulary often make it unintelligible to standard Bengali speakers, which contributes to a sense of separateness among Sylhetis.
Syloti Nagri (Sylheti pronunciation: [silɔʈi nagɾi]) is a Unicode block containing characters of the Syloti Nagri script for writing the Sylheti language. Syloti Nagri [1] [2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.
Sylheti may refer to: Sylhetis, an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group in the Sylhet division and South Assam; Sylheti language, a language of the Sylheti region;
Sylheti is spoken by the vast majority of the people, while Standard Bengali is the official language used by the state government and officials. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] 2,424 (0.45%) of the population are of an ethnic minority, of which 2,040 are Manipuri .