The lowlands of Bangladesh form the larger, central and eastern half of the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal and the Bengali language is spoken by the majority of the country's inhabitants. There are also some Eastern Indic language varieties, which are variously classified either as dialects of Bengali or separate but closely related languages. They can be thought of forming a dialect continuum.
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The lowlands of Bangladesh form the larger, central and eastern half of the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal and the Bengali language is spoken by the majority of the country's inhabitants. There are also some Eastern Indic language varieties, which are variously classified either as dialects of Bengali or separate but closely related languages. They can be thought of forming a dialect continuum.
The indigenous languages of the region are members of the Austroasiatic, Dravidian and Tibeto-Burman families. Most of these languages are spoken in mountainous areas.
Austroasiatic languages
While the more widely spoken and better-known Austroasiatic languages are spoken in Southeast Asia (e.g. Khmer and Vietnamese), smaller languages of that family are spoken by indigenous communities of northern and eastern Bangladesh.
Khasi
Koda
Mundari
Pnar
Santali
War-Jaintia
Dravidian languages
Two Dravidian languages are spoken by indigenous communities of western Bangladesh.
Kurukh
Sauria Paharia
Tibeto-Burman languages
The mountainous areas along the northern and eastern edges of the Indian Subcontinent are inhabited primarily by speakers of Tibeto-Burman languages. Indigenous Tibeto-Burman-speaking communities are found through the northern, eastern, and especially the southeastern parts of Bangladesh.
A'Tong
Chak
Chin languages:
Asho
Bawm
Falam
Haka
Khumi
Koch
Garo: also a major language of Meghalaya State, India
Megam
Meitei Manipuri: also a major language of Manipur State, India
Mizo: also a major language of Mizoram State, India
Mru
Pangkhua
Rakhine/Marma: also a major language of Arakan State, Burma
Tripuri languages: a major language group of Tripura State, India
