Bishnupriya language
Bishnupriya (ISO 639-3 code bpy) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in Bangladesh, India, and Myanmar (Burma). The Endangered Languages Project lists it as vulnerable.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bpy |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bish1244 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | Bangladesh, India, Myanmar (Burma) |
| Endangerment | Vulnerable (80 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Hindi610,000,000 speakers
- Bengali273,000,000 speakers
- Urdu232,000,000 speakers
- Punjabi130,000,000 speakers
- Marathi95,000,000 speakers
- Gujarati62,000,000 speakers
- Assamese15,000,000 speakers
- Kashmiri6,800,000 speakers
- Garhwali2,920,000 speakers
- Mahasu Pahari500,000 speakers
- Sirmauri400,000 speakers
- Khowar300,000 speakers
More about Bishnupriya
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.