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Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Rohingya

SOURCE

MD Noor/ Rohingya Zuban Committee

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Rohingya
Language Profile

TOTAL SPEAKERS

Rohingya is the language spoken by the 1.8 million people

USAGE BY COUNTRY (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE)

Myanmar

BACKGROUND

The Rohingya language is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language similar to the Chittagonian spoken in neighbouring Bangladesh. The Arabic script has historically been used in its written form. During the course of British colonisation, Roman and Urdu scripts were adapted to the Rohingya language, replacing the previously-dominant Arabic.