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A description of the king and queen of the termites in Sylheti. Sylheti [a] (Sylheti Nagri: ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ, síloṭi, pronounced ⓘ; Bengali: সিলেটি, sileṭi, pronounced) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by an estimated 11 million people, primarily in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, Barak Valley of Assam, and northern parts of Tripura in India.
Sylhetis. The Sylheti (English: / sɪˈlɛti /) or Sylhetis are an Indo-Aryan ethnocultural group [3] that are associated with the Sylhet region (Sylhet Division of Bangladesh and the Karimganj district of Assam, India). There are strong diasporic communities in Barak Valley of Assam, India, [4][1][5][6][7] North Tripura, [1] as well as in rest ...
A Bengali Muslim wedding (Bengali: বাঙালি মুসলিম বিয়ে) is a Bengali wedding in accordance to Muslim faith. It includes rituals and ceremonies that may span up to three days maximum. In most cases, it starts with the Dekha Dekhi (promising of marriage). Then, nikah (Muslim marriage registration) which is done ...
Gaye holud (Bengali: গায়ে হলুদ lit: "yellow/ turmeric on the body") or Gatro Horidra (গাত্র-হরিদ্রা) is a wedding ceremony observed by Bengalis. [1] It is part of an elaborate series of celebrations constituting a Bengali wedding. The gaye holud takes place prior to the religious and legal wedding ...
Tuloni biya, also referred to as Xoru Biya, Nua-tuloni, or Santi Biya, is a traditional Assamese Hindu ceremony that marks the attainment of puberty in girls [1][2] and celebrates the girl's transition from childhood to womanhood. [3][4] The Tuloni biya, which translates to "small wedding", [5][6] is accompanied by a multitude of rituals and ...
Sylhet Nagri is a compound of "Sylhet" (ꠍꠤꠟꠐ) and " nāgrī " (ꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ). Sylhet is the name of the region in which the script was primarily used and originated from. Nagri means "of or pertaining to an abode (nagar)". Hence, Sylhet Nagri denotes from the abode or city of Sylhet. In recent times it has come to be known as Sylhet ...
There are roughly 10,185 villages in the Division. The Division hosts 19 Municipal corporations known as pourashavas, and one city corporation in Sylhet city. It also has 19 Parliamentary constituencies. The headquarters of the Sylhet Division is the city of Sylhet in Sylhet Sadar Upazila, Sylhet District.
This is a list of puthis written in the historic Sylheti Nagri script. This does not include works dating after the late 20th century. This does not include works dating after the late 20th century. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.