Rohingya

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.3 Noun 1.4 External links

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Rohingya Rohing + Ya (“‘the people of Rohing’”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Rohingya

Plural -

Rohingya

1. The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.

[edit] Noun

Rohingya (plural Rohingya)

1. The people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.

[edit] External links

• ISO 639-3 code rhg (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Rohingya, rhg