Barak Valley - Language

Language

The official language of Barak valley is Bengali. Majority of the people are Sylheti followed by Bengali, and they speak a language known as Sylheti (Sylheti: ছিলটী Silôṭi; Bengali: সিলেটী Sileṭī).

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