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⛰️ Chattogram dialect words

“গম” means good, “কিল্লাই” means why — and “no” comes before the verb.

Mainly spoken in: Chattogram, Cox's Bazar

Chattogram
District boundaries: geoBoundaries / BBS, OCHA ROAP (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

20 sourced words

মেয়েgirl / daughter
মাইয়ামেইফোয়াCompare on the map →
“মেইফোয়া ইবা”
Source: Wiktionary entries: বিচৈন, বিচনী, হিমড়া, বেইন্নে, মাইয়া, গম, বজা, আরা, ইতিঁ, ইতেঁ · বাংলা উইকিপিডিয়া, চাটগাঁইয়া ভাষা (word table uncited) · BD-Dialect, Rahman et al., Data in Brief 2026 (PMC12996979), Mendeley k769s4vk5z v2 (contains clear errors)
বিড়ালcat
বিলাইCompare on the map →
“বিলাই ঘুমাই যা”
Source: ChatgaiyyaAlap, Data in Brief 2025 (PMC11925091), 1,547-row dictionary · BD-Dialect, Rahman et al., Data in Brief 2026 (PMC12996979), Mendeley k769s4vk5z v2 (contains clear errors)
কেমন আছেন?How are you?
য়নেঁ গম আছন্‌ নে?Cox's Bazar (Jhilongja)Compare on the map →
Source: Jhilongja Union (Cox's Bazar) government portal, ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি

📚 From sources, not yet checked by locals · Dialect borders are fuzzy: neighbouring districts often mix, and one word can live in several regions.

🕵️ Now: which region are YOU from?