Language:  Sylheti

Approximate Global Speakers

13,843,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

29

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(29 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Asur Bangladesh 9,100
 Baiga Bangladesh 24,000 ☀︎
 Bengali, Sylhetti United Kingdom 122,000
 Bhumij Bangladesh 162,000
 Binjhia Bangladesh 31,000
Birhor Bangladesh 6,200
 Bodo (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 64,000 ☀︎
 Chero Bangladesh 42,000
 Chik Baraik Bangladesh 40,000
Dholi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 289,000 ☀︎
Gandpal Bangladesh 10,000 ☀︎
 Ho Bangladesh 451,000
 Karmali Bangladesh 25,000
Khadala Bangladesh 21,000 ☀︎
 Kharia Bangladesh 109,000
 Kharwar Bangladesh 91,000
 Kisan Bangladesh 33,000
 Korku Bangladesh 29,000 ☀︎
 Korwa Bangladesh 19,000 ☀︎
Kusiari Bangladesh 34,000 ☀︎
Lohait Kuri Bangladesh 9,400 ☀︎
Lohra Bangladesh 141,000
Mahara Bangladesh 77,000 ☀︎
 Maimal Bangladesh 710,000 ☀︎
 Mali (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 828,000 ☀︎
Parhaiya Bangladesh 30,000
 Patni (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 661,000 ☀︎
Sauria Paharia Bangladesh 38,000
 Sylhet (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 57,294,000 ☀︎
  Totals:  29     29
SECONDARY Language
(150 people groups)
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Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Abdul Bangladesh 202,000 ☀︎
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 397,000
 Bahelia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 14,000 ☀︎
 Baidya (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 609,000 ☀︎
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 909,000 ☀︎
 Bania unspecified Bangladesh 88,000 ☀︎
 Bauri Bangladesh 69,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 33,000 ☀︎
 Bedia (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 240,000 ☀︎
 Behara Bangladesh 385,000 ☀︎
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 60,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Bangladesh 2,513,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Moghal Bangladesh 212,000 ☀︎
Bengali Muslim Pashtun Khan Bangladesh 114,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Pashtun, Pathan Bangladesh 668,000 ☀︎
 Bengali Muslim Sayyid Bangladesh 8,556,000 ☀︎
 Bhuinmali Bangladesh 460,000
 Bihari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 4,431,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Ganak India 66,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Gaur Bangladesh 131,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Joshi Bangladesh 11,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Kanaujia Bangladesh 29,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Radhi Bangladesh 238,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Sakaldwipi Bangladesh 15,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Saraswat Bangladesh 30,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified Bangladesh 1,154,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin unspecified India 39,339,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Utkal Bangladesh 19,000 ☀︎
Brahmin Vaidik Bangladesh 24,000 ☀︎
 Brahmin Varendra Bangladesh 96,000 ☀︎
 Chakma Bangladesh 2,476,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 360,000
 Christian Bangladesh 1,413,000
Dai (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 401,000 ☀︎
 Dalu Bangladesh 50,000 ☀︎
 Darzi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 159,000 ☀︎
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 717,000 ☀︎
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 183,000 ☀︎
 Dom (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 15,000 ☀︎
Dulia Bangladesh 46,000 ☀︎
 Dusadh (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 41,000 ☀︎
Dusadh (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 11,000 ☀︎
 Faqir Bangladesh 25,000 ☀︎
 Gadaria (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 19,000 ☀︎
Gain Bangladesh 31,000 ☀︎
Ganak Bangladesh 59,000 ☀︎
 Garo (A-chik Mande) Bangladesh 453,000
Ghazi Bangladesh 467,000 ☀︎
 Ghulam Bangladesh 34,000 ☀︎
 Gond Bangladesh 49,000
 Gonrhi Bangladesh 31,000 ☀︎
 Hadi Bangladesh 385,000
 Hajam Bangladesh 2,637,000 ☀︎
 Hajang Bangladesh 87,000 ☀︎
 Halwai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 301,000 ☀︎
Jaraj (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 133,000 ☀︎
 Jat (Sikh traditions) Bangladesh 14,000 ☀︎
 Jhalo Malo Bangladesh 1,027,000 ☀︎
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 2,964,000 ☀︎
 Jogi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 43,000 ☀︎
 Jola Bangladesh 6,360,000 ☀︎
Kaghazi Bangladesh 20,000 ☀︎
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 360,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta Jalia Bangladesh 1,174,000 ☀︎
 Kaibartta unspecified Bangladesh 1,186,000 ☀︎
 Kalu Bangladesh 597,000 ☀︎
 Kapali Bangladesh 794,000 ☀︎
Karadar Bangladesh 27,000 ☀︎
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,040,000 ☀︎
 Kayastha Karan Bangladesh 1,200,000 ☀︎
 Khandait Bangladesh 14,000 ☀︎
 Koch (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 164,000
 Kori Bangladesh 58,000
 Kui, Kuvi Khond Bangladesh 38,000
 Kuki Chin Bangladesh 593,000
 Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,145,000 ☀︎
 Kurmi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 329,000 ☀︎
Laheri (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 35,000 ☀︎
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 894,000 ☀︎
 Lohar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 206,000 ☀︎
 Lunia (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 181,000 ☀︎
 Madari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 25,000 ☀︎
 Magar Bangladesh 11,000 ☀︎
 Mahishya Bangladesh 3,452,000
 Mahli Bangladesh 199,000
 Majhwar Bangladesh 86,000 ☀︎
 Mal (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 106,000 ☀︎
Mal (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 38,000 ☀︎
 Mallah (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 82,000 ☀︎
 Mallah (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 75,000 ☀︎
Mallah Dhawa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 88,000 ☀︎
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 299,000 ☀︎
 Malto Bangladesh 166,000
Mandala (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 560,000 ☀︎
Masalchi Bangladesh 27,000 ☀︎
 Meitei Bangladesh 139,000
Mir Bangladesh 233,000 ☀︎
Mirzakhani Bangladesh 64,000 ☀︎
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,113,000 ☀︎
 Munda Bangladesh 254,000
Murasing Bangladesh 10,000 ☀︎
 Nagarchi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 84,000 ☀︎
 Nagarchi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 83,000 ☀︎
 Nai (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 138,000 ☀︎
Nai Nabasakh Bangladesh 31,000 ☀︎
 Namassej (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 3,015,000
 Namassej Chandel Bangladesh 10,057,000
 Nat (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 70,000
 Nat (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 26,000 ☀︎
Nikari (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 391,000 ☀︎
 Oraon, Kurux Bangladesh 510,000
 Paliya Bangladesh 481,000 ☀︎
 Pan Bangladesh 20,000 ☀︎
 Pasi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 13,000 ☀︎
 Patial Bangladesh 39,000 ☀︎
Patni (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 46,000 ☀︎
 Patwa (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 63,000 ☀︎
 Pinjara Bangladesh 246,000 ☀︎
 Pnar Bangladesh 91,000
 Poundra Bangladesh 142,000 ☀︎
 Qassab Bangladesh 152,000 ☀︎
 Qazi Bangladesh 127,000 ☀︎
 Rai Bangladesh 5,700
 Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 7,432,000
 Rajbansi (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 45,000 ☀︎
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 133,000 ☀︎
 Rangrez (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 48,000 ☀︎
 Raute Bangladesh 7,300 ☀︎
 Rautia Bangladesh 5,500 ☀︎
 Rayeen (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 461,000 ☀︎
Sankara Bangladesh 56,000 ☀︎
 Santal (Sawntal) Bangladesh 984,000
 Saora Bangladesh 12,000
Sardar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 419,000 ☀︎
Sikligar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 42,000 ☀︎
 Sunri (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 1,687,000 ☀︎
 Sunri Sadhubanik Bangladesh 1,171,000 ☀︎
 Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 880,000 ☀︎
Sutradhar (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 69,000 ☀︎
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 912,000 ☀︎
 Tamboli (Muslim traditions) Bangladesh 612,000 ☀︎
 Tanti (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 524,000 ☀︎
 Teli (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 731,000 ☀︎
 Tili Bangladesh 351,000 ☀︎
 Tipera Bangladesh 691,000
 Tiyar Bangladesh 248,000 ☀︎
 Turaiha Bangladesh 14,000 ☀︎
 Turi (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 132,000 ☀︎
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) Bangladesh 389,000 ☀︎
 Yadav Sadgope Bangladesh 521,000 ☀︎
  Totals:  150     143

Language Alternate Names
Bengali of Cachar
Sileti
Siloti
Srihattia
Sylheti Bangla
Sylheti Bengali
Sylhetti
Sylhetti Bangla
Syloti
Syloty

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