Languages
- American Sign Language
- Bengali
- Chinese, Hakka
- Chinese, Mandarin
- Chinese, Min Bei
- Chinese, Min Dong
- Chinese, Min Nan
- Chinese, Pu-Xian
- Chinese, Yue
- English
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Japanese
- Javanese
- Korean
- Madura
- Malay
- Malay, Baba
- Malay, Standard
- Malayalam
- Orang Seletar
- Panjabi, Eastern
- Sindhi
- Singapore Sign Language
- Sinhalese
- Sylheti
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Tukang Besi North
- Urdu
Scripture Status
- no Scripture
- Bible
- New Testament
- Portions
Sylheti
- Alternate names: Sileti, Siloti, Srihattia, Sylhetti, Sylhetti Bangla, Syloti, Syloty Also: in India -- Bengali of Cachar, Sileti, Siloti, Srihattia, Sylheti Bangla, Sylheti Bengali, Sylhetti, Syloti, Syloty
- Scriptures published: Portions (1993)
- Literacy: Educated can read Bengali. Few women are educated. Literacy rate in second language: 35%
- Primary country: Bangladesh
- Region: Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar districts
- Also used in: Canada, India, Malaysia, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States
- Religion: Muslim, Hindu
- Number of users: 10,300,000 (7,000,000 in Bangladesh; 3,000,000 in India (2003))
(data from Ethnologue and other sources)
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