Sylheti
Sylheti is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.
Bengali-Assamese branch of Indo-Aryan, spoken in northeastern Bangladesh's Sylhet region. Historically had its own Sylheti Nagari script, now usually written in Bengali script.
6 Levels of Analysis for Sylheti
Other Indo-European languages
Frequently asked about Sylheti
What language family does Sylheti belong to?
Indo-European.
At which levels can I analyse Sylheti?
Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).
Is Sylheti one of the most spoken world languages?
Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.