Khotta Bhasha
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Khotta Bhasha | |
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Native to | India |
Region | West Bengal |
Ethnicity | Khotta people |
Native speakers | 1 million (2020) |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Khotta Bhasha is the language of the Khotta people, a small group of people who inhabit in the state of West Bengal in India.[1] Khotta speakers are of entirely Muslim origin & reside in West Bengal.
There is a language in Jharkhand and in western borders of West Bengal, called Khortha (sometimes it is also called Khotta) is a well established language with its own literature. But Khotta Bhasha which is spoken in West Bengal is very much different from Khortha language and has no written form.[1][2]
Geographic Distribution[edit]
The Khotta speaking people mainly inhabit in Kaliachak I & II, Harishandrapur, Ratua and Manikchak block in the district of Malda and Farakka, Samserganj, Raghunathganj and Suti I & II blocks in the district of Murshidabad.[1][3] They are also found scattered in West Bengal in parts of Birbhum, Medinipur & Hooghly and in some places of Anwara upazila of Chittagong district in Bangladesh.[1][4][5]
Present circumstances[edit]
The total speakers of Khotta Bhasha is about 10 lakhs in the state of West Bengal.[1] But they all are bilingual and speak & learn Bengali, as Khotta Bhasha has no written form. At present the language has only an intra community conversational status. Bengali is the only medium of education of Khotta People.[1][4][2][3]
Comparison[edit]
Khotta Bhasha | Standard Hindi | Standard Bengali | English | |
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মেঙ্কা Menka |
हमारा Hamara |
আমাদের Amader |
Our | |
উস্কিঙ্কা Uskinka |
उनलोगो का Unlogo ka |
ওদের Oder |
Their | |
ম্যায় তুরুনি আমে হেঁ। May turuni ame he. |
में जल्दी आ रहा हूं। Mein jaldi a raha hun. |
আমি জলদি আসছি। Ami joldi aschi. |
I am coming fast. | |
উসকে সব্কে আবে গা। Uske sabke abe ga. |
वो सब आएंगे। Vo sab aenge. |
ওরা সবাই আসবে। Ora sobai asbe. |
They will all come. | |
খেলা মে কিস্কে জিতিস? Khela me kiske jitis? |
खेल में कोन जीता? Khel mein kon jeeta? |
খেলায় কারা জিতল? Khelay kara jitlo? |
Who won in the game? | |
ত্যায় কা করে হে? Tay ka kare he? |
तू क्या कर रहे है? Tu kya kar rahe hai? |
তুই কী করছিস? Tui ki korchis? |
What are you doing? | |
তুম কি ভাত খালিয়ো হো? Tum ki bhat khaliyo ho? |
क्या तुमने चावल खा लिया? Kya tumne chaval kha liya? |
তুমি কি ভাত খেয়ে নিয়েছ? Tumi ki bhat kheye niyecho? |
Have you eaten rice? | |
তুম্রে কাহ্লে যাগো নি? Tumre kahle jago ni? |
तुमलोग कियूं नहीं जाओगे? Tumlog kiyun nahin jaoge? |
তোমরা কেন যাবে না? Tomra keno jabe na? |
Why will you not go? | |
মেরে অভ্ভি খেলে যাঙে নি। Mere abhbhi khele jange ni. |
हम अभी खेलने नहीं जाऊंगा। Ham abhi khelne nahin jaunga. |
আমরা এখন খেলতে যাব না। Amra ekhon khelte jabo na. |
We will not go to play now. | |
ম্যায় আজ আর লেচু খাঙে নি। May aj ar lecu khange ni. |
में आज और लीची नहीं खाऊंगा। Mein aj aur lici nahin khaunga. |
আমি আজ আর লিচু খাব না। Ami ar licu khabo na. |
I will no longer eat litchis today. | |
মিঝ্কো/মিঝে আম খায়মে খুব অচ্ছা লগেই। Mijhko/Mijhe am khayme khub accha lagei. |
मुझे आम खाना बहुत पसंद है। Mujhe am khana bahut pasand hai. |
আমা আম খেতে খুব ভালো লাগে। Amar am khete khub bhalo lage. |
I like to eat mangoes. | |
উ লদ্দিকা কাঁধিমে ঘুরে গিয়া হা। U laddika kandhime ghure giya ha. |
वह नदी के किनारे घूमने गया है। Vah nadi ke kinare ghumne gaya hai. |
সে নদীর পাড়ে ঘুরতে গেছে। Se nodir pare ghurte geche. |
He has gone for a walk along the river. |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes Report on Khotta Muslim" (PDF). wbcdc.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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