North Central Bengali or Varendrī Bengali () is a

dialect A dialect is a Variety (linguistics), variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standard language, standardized varieties as well as Vernacular language, vernacular, unwritten, or non-standardize ...

of the

Bengali language Bengali, also known by its endonym and exonym, endonym Bangla (, , ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian languages, Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. ...

, spoken in the Varendra region (primarily consisting of the

Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Division () is one of the eight first-level administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of and a population at the 2022 Census of 20,353,119. Rajshahi Division consists of 8 districts, 70 upazilas (the next lower administrat ...

in Bangladesh and the

Malda division Malda Division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. This division was earlier a part of Jalpaiguri division and was carved out from it in 2016. The headquarters and the largest city of the Malda Division is Malda ...

in India). Varendri dialect was classified by many renowned Indian linguists like Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Sukumar Sen and others. NB Barendra refers to Varendri It is also spoken in adjoining villages in neighbouring

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

and

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. Varendri dialect has some influences of neighbouring dialects of Maithili and other

Bihari languages Bihari languages are a group of the Indo-Aryan languages. The Bihari languages are mainly spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, and also in Nepal.Brass, Paul R. (1974). ''Language, Religion and Politi ...

Comparison

Varendri Bengali is a Bengali dialect belonging to

North Bengal North Bengal ( , Uttar Banga) is a cross-border cultural–geographic region consisting of the north-western areas of Bangladesh as well as the northern part of the West Bengal state of India. Bounded to the east by the Jamuna and in the south ...

. The standardised register of Bengali was chosen to be the dialect spoken in Nadia (West-Central Bengal). Examples: *English: A man had two sons. **Standard Bengali: একজন লোকের/মানুষের দুটি ছেলে ছিলো (ækjon loker/manusher duţi chhele chhilo) ::

Dinajpur Dinajpur ( ) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi ...

: ækjôn manusher dui chhawal chhilo (P) :: Sirajganj : ækzon mainsher duido bæt̹a/chhol achhilo. (P) ::

Pabna Pabna () is a city of Pabna District, Bangladesh and the administrative capital of the eponymous Pabna District. It is on the north bank of the Padma River and has a population of about . Etymology * According to the historian Radharaman Saha ...

(Women's dialect): ækjôn mansher dui chhawal chhilo. (P) ::

Bogra Bogra (), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, officially Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in North Bengal, Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in te ...

: ækjhon mansher dui bæt̹a/chhoil chhilo. (P) :: Malda: ækjhon manuser duţa bæţa/chhawal achhilô. (P) ::

Rajshahi Rajshahi (, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city and a major Urban area, urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous Rajshahi Division, division and Rajshahi Distr ...

: ækjon mansher duita bæt̹a/chhawal chhilo. (P) :: Joypurhat: æk zon mansher duikona bæta/sawal~sol silo. (P) :: East Purnia (Siripuria): ækjhonar dui chhawal chhil. (P) *English: (First person) will eat **Standard Bengali: খাবো (khabo) **Eastern Bengali: খামু (khamu); খাইমু (khaimu); খাম (kham) **Varendri Bengali: খামোঁ (khamõ); খাইমোঁ (khaimõ); খাইম (khaim) *English: Money **Standard Bengali: টাকা (

taka The taka (, , sign: , code: BDT, short form: Tk) is the currency of Bangladesh. In Unicode, it is encoded at . Issuance of banknotes 10 and larger is controlled by Bangladesh Bank, while the 2 and 5 govt. notes are the responsibility of the ...

) **Varendri Bengali: টেকা (tæka)

In popular culture

Gambhira, a Bengali folk genre is originally evolved with this dialect. This dialect is famous in many Bengali dramas. A web series by Chorki named Shaaticup is created in this dialect.

References

{{Bengali language Rajshahi Division Bengali dialects Languages of West Bengal Bengali language in Bangladesh Bengali language in India