Surjapuri language


Surjapuri is an Indo-Aryan language of the Bengali-Assamese branch, spoken in Eastern India including some eastern parts of Purnia division of Bihar, parts of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal and Goalpara Division of Assam in India, as well as Jhapa district in Nepal and Thakurgaon district in Bangladesh. Among speakers in some regions, it is known as 'Deshi Bhasa'. It possesses similarities with Kamatapuri, Assamese, Bengali, and Maithili.

Geographical distribution

Surjapuri is mainly spoken in some parts of Purnia division of Bihar. It is also spoken in West Bengal, Bangladesh as well as in parts of eastern Nepal of Jhapa District and Morang District.

Related languages

Surjapuri is associated with the Kamtapuri language spoken in North Bengal and Western Assam, as well as with Assamese, Bengali, and Maithili.

Pronouns

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Surjapuri has the oblique plural suffixes: sā and smā. They are also seen in Early Assamese as: sā and sambā and their occurrences are similar.

Phonology

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