Tanchangya language
| Tanchangya | |
|---|---|
| 𑄖𑄧𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄧𑄁𑄉𑄴𑄡 | |
'Tanchangya' in Tanchangya/Chakma script | |
| Native to | Bangladesh |
| Region | Chittagong Hill Tracts (Bangladesh) Mizoram and Tripura (India) Rakhine State (Myanmar) |
| Ethnicity | Tanchangya people |
Native speakers | 46,000 (2022) |
| Tanchangya alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tnv |
| Glottolog | tang1330 |
The Tanchangya language is one of the eleven indigenous languages spoken in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Mizoram, Tripura, and Rakhine State. Despite the common belief that it is a Tibeto-Burman language, it is categorized as a Indo-Aryan language. It is closely related to Chakma and Chittagonian. It is primarily spoken by the Tanchangyas people.