Sylheti phrasebook
Sylheti (Sylheti: ছিলটী/ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ Silôṭi; Bengali: সিলেটী Sileṭī) is the language of Sylhet (the Surma Valley), located in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh, and also spoken in parts of the Northeast Indian states of Assam (the Barak Valley and the Hojai district) and Tripura (the North Tripura district). It is also spoken by a significant population in the other north-eastern states of India and some citizens in the United Kingdom, United States, and amongst the expatriate communities in South-east Asia (Malaysia, Singapore) and the Middle East.
Pronunciation guidePronouncing Syloti words will be much easier if you note:
WritingSylheti used to be written in its own script, Syloti Nagri (ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ), or Sylhet Nāgrī, the name of its parent writing system similar in style to Kaithi but with differences, though nowadays it is invariably written…
Phrase listThere are no greetings based on time elements in Sylheti such as in English good morning, good afternoon, etc. Each religion has its own greetings.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Sylheti phrasebook" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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