Tanchangya

English

Alternative forms

• Tangchangya, Tonchongya, Tongchongya

Etymology

From Tanchangya 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡.

Noun

Tanchangya (plural Tanchangyas or Tanchangya)

1. A member of an Indo-Aryan people of Bangladesh, Rakhine, Myanmar and Northeast India.

Proper noun

Tanchangya

1. The Indo-European language of this people
2. An abugida similar to that of the Chakma language.

Translations

language

• Bengali: তঞ্চঙ্গ্যা (toncoṅga)
• Tangchangya: 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Tanchangya terms
• Ethnologue entry for Tanchangya, tnv ⁠