Rohingya Language

Ruáingga
Rohingya Language

Language Information

Spoken in: Myanmar (Rakhine State), Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand
Number of Speakers: Approximately 1.8 million people
Language Family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern, Bengali-Assamese, Chittagonian-Rohingya

A Language of Resilience

The Rohingya language carries the voices of a people who have maintained their linguistic heritage despite facing tremendous challenges.

A lovely language

Rohingya is the resilient language of the Arakan coast. This Indo-Aryan tongue, influenced by Arabic, Persian, and local languages.

Message

Zodi tumi gomot ke khana no diba, eya dorigoi zaif oza, oikoloi mori zai. Ruh ar Zannom o aiyari — tadingo khana diya.
If you don't feed your body, it weakens and eventually dies. The soul and Spirit alike. Feed them too.