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🚦 Greater Dhaka dialect words

Narsingdi's এফি–হেফি, Tangail's “দেওয়া” for rain.

Mainly spoken in: Narsingdi, Manikganj, Tangail, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Munshiganj

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

27 sourced words

মেয়েgirl / daughter
মাইয়া"Dhakaiya" columnছেরী"Dhakaiya" columnCompare on the map →
Source: Wikipedia, Eastern Bengali dialects (comparison table, columns Mymensinghi and Dhakaiya; uncited)
জামাইson-in-law
দামানTangailCompare on the map →
“জামাই রে যে দামান কইছি”
Source: টাঙ্গাইলের ভাষা ও সংস্কৃতি, government portal (quotes the puthi আগেকার ম্যালা কথা)

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

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