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- Chittagonian
ISO 639-3 · ctgctg
Indo-European family
Chittagonian
Chittagonian is a language of the Bengali–Assamese branch (Indo-European), spoken in Bangladesh. Wikidata counts 13 m first-language speakers (2019). Wikidata describes it as “language spoken throughout the Chittagong region”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ctg- Glottocode
chit1275- Family
- Indo-European
- Wikipedia
- 38 language editions
13 mfirst-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Chittagonian |
|---|---|
| Also called | Chittagonian language, ctg |
| L1 speakers | 13,000,000 (2019) |
| Written in | Bangla–Assamese script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Chittagonian
The branches above Chittagonian, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Also spoken in Bangladesh
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