Ruáingga, رُاَࣺينڠَ | |
Native to | Myanmar (Burma) & Bangladesh |
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Region | Northern Rakhine (Arakan) region in Myanmar, southeastern Chittagong region of Bangladesh |
Native speakers
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1.8 million (2012) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | rohi1238 |
Rohingya (/ˈroʊɪndʒə/, /ˈroʊhɪndʒə/, /ˈroʊɪŋjə/, or /ˈroʊhɪŋjə/), or Ruáingga, is a language spoken by the Rohingya people of northern Rakhine State (Arakan) in Myanmar. It is related to the Chittagonian language spoken in the neighboring southeastern Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.
Various writing systems are used, including Arabic,Urdu, Hanifi, and Burmese, and the newer Rohingyalish, based on the Latin script.