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राजवंशी
Rajbanshi
Spoken by the Rajbanshi people of the eastern plains, part of a language continuum stretching into north Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh.
130,163
mother tongue speakers in Nepal (2021 census)
0.45%
of Nepal's population
Indo-Aryan
language family
Devanagari, Bengali-Assamese
script
In Nepal
Where it is spoken
Language of the far eastern plains
Jhapa and Morang in Koshi Province.
Koshi
Beyond Nepal
Who else speaks it
- India: North Bengal and western Assam, where related varieties are known as Kamtapuri
- Bangladesh: The Rangpur region
The Dehat
Our work in Rajbanshi
Coverage of eastern Terai communities.
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ContributeSources: National Population and Housing Census 2021, Nepal (mother tongue); Census of India 2011. Figures for small and endangered languages are estimates.