ABOUT ROHINGYA
The plight or conditions of Rohingya cannot be changed if we do not try hard to change by ourselves. And we cannot change without education, knowledge or freedom. Ethnic Rohingya and Rohingya language, traditions and culture are almost to be disappeared. Rohingya was once a big nation with an independent country called Arakan (now Rakhine state) which Burma/Myanmar occupied in 1784 A.D. massacring over 7 million people with greed of the land to which has many natural resources and in hope of building bigger Burmese nation of Buddhist faith, also for religious and racial differences.

ABOUT THE LANGUAGE
Rohingya language is formed from a variety of languages including Sanskrit, Pali, Arabic, Persian (Farsi, Avestan, Afghani and Turkish), Hindustani, West Bengali, Dutch, Portuguese, Burmese, Kashmiri, Assamese and Nepali. It is also the language of the ethnic Chakma or Thetkama and Daingnet of the officially recognized as one of the indigenous races of Arakan, Burma (Myanmar).

The difference between Rohingya and Thetkama or Chakma language is that they are followers of Buddhism since centuries back, and Rohingyas have become followers of Islam. Therefore Rohingyas study in Arabic, Farsi and Urdu languages in religious schools which effected influence into Rohingya language and words from these languages entered into Rohingya. Thetkama or Chakma is actually a dialect of the majority Rohingya group. Rohingya language has 6 or 7 dialects spoken in different districts and townships in Arakan, Burma/Myanmar.

The earliest language spoken and written in Arakan was the ancient Sanskrit language which was inscribed on the Ananda Chandra Stone Pillar erected in 7th century A.D.
Today, there are a few people among Rohingyas who are working to restore the dying language and disappearing costums, traditions and culture of ethnic Rohingya people for the future generations.

ROHINGYA ORIGIN
The early inhabitants of Arakan, forefathers of Rohingya nation were people of Indo-Aryan descent and Hindus and Mahayana buddhists by faith. And Sanskrit was their spoken and written language in Arakan, which is still spoken by Rohingyas. But many among Rohingyas are still unaware of the being destroyed language of ours by the illiterate people among us.

THE FACTS
Majority people of Rohingya are illiterates and they do not speak the language correctly. Dozens or even hundreds of words are changed in their pronunciation due to lack of attentiveness to clearly understand and recognize sounds of the spoken words.

Some people cannot pronounce words
with NG, CH, KH, KW, KHW, KY, KHY, PY, PW, PH, PHY, PHW TH, THY, THW, NY, NGY, HY, RY, RWA SY, SW etc. letter sounds with vowels after them. These are some of the key sounds in Rohingya language which make the language distinct from other languages outside Burma (Myanmar).

Now Rohingya language has words from many languages mentioned above. After Sanskrit, Arabic language came to influence into Rohingya language since 8th century AD. with Islam religion introduced in Arakan by Arabs. Persian language was the official language of Arakan during the Mrauk-U kingdom, and since then Farsi and other languages of Persia influenced into Rohangya. During the British colony in India, Arakan became a division of India and taught Hindi-Urdu/Hindustani language in Arakanese schools. Since then Rohingyas study in Arabic, Farsi and Urdu languages in religious schools and Burmese, Magha (Rakhine), and English languages in government schools.

Here are some of the incorrectly pronounced or corrupted words in the modern Rohingya language with their formal form, spoken by people in the eastern parts of Arakan in towns near the ancient kingdoms Dhanyawadi, Wetharli and Mrauk-U with their origins where these words came from. 

__ Rashid Ahmad (from Kaladan Valley /Dhanyawadi)

Smartphone users swipe to left to see the corrupted words and their meanings.

Languages	Origins	Formal	Corrupted	Meanings
Sanskrit	मानुष/maanuca	manúc	moñóc	man
Sanskrit	अङ्गुल/anggul	ang’ul	oñol	finger
Hindustani	कौआ/kauvá	kawa	hawwa	crow
Bengali	কাহার/kahár	kar	har	whose?
Sanskrit	धूमक/dhūmak	dúma	dhwáñ	smoke
Sanskrit	काला/kaala	kala	hala	black
Sanskrit	पक्ष/pakc	pak	fak	wing
Sanskrit	पानी/paaní	paní	faní	water
Sanskrit	शाक/caák	hák	ák	leafy greens
Arabic	خبر/xäbår	khäbår	hóbor	news
Arabic	خاص/xáas	kháas	háas	particular
Arabic	خالي/xáali	kháli	háli	empty
Arabic	يقين/yaqin	yåkin	ekin	certainty
Hindustani	खर्चा/kharčá	khärsa	hóssa	expenses
Hindustani	कचरा/kåčårá	kåsara	hoñcoça	junk, trash
Sanskrit	कोमल/kōmäl	kumål	hoñol	delicate
Sanskrit	खान/kháan	khän	hóon	eating
Hindustsni	कबूतर/kåbutär	kōitår	hoitor	pigeon
Hindustani	किसने?/kisné?	kåne?	hone?	who?
Sanskrit	वानर/vaanär	bannår	bañdor	monkey
Sanskrit	पुराण/puráan	puran	furan	old
Sanskrit	कल्य/kalya	kalya	hailla	yesterday
Farsi	پردہ/pårdáh	pårda	foroda	curtain
Farsi	خون/xúun	khún	kún	blood
Farsi	پیشاب/pēcáab	pecáp	fecáf	urine
Farsi	پیاز/pyaáz	pyañs	fiyañs	onion
Avesta	hásiya	háñsa	áñsa	truth
Avesta	ånya	ånÿo	oinno	other
Avesta	jima	žēm	zaiyum	(I) shall go
Portuguese	armário	armali	emmali	cupboard
Portuguese	tanque/tanki	tangki	thangki	tank
Sanskrit	कच्छप/kåččhäp	kåssäp	hossóf	tortoise
Hindustani	मौज़ा/mauzá	moōza	mouza	sock
Sanskrit	पत्र/patra	pata	fata	leaf
Sanskrit	पद्र/padra	para	fara	village
Sanskrit	पाद/paada	pala	fala	pillar
Sanskrit	पेचक/pecaka	peñsa	feñsa	owl
Farsi	پیاله/pyaalah	piala	fiyala	cup
Arabic	اخلاص/ēxlaas	exélas	ekélas	sincerity
Arabic	ختم/xåtäm	khätåm	hótom	conclusion
Arabic	خطره/xåtrah	khätåra	hótora	danger
Bengali	পচা/poča	poñsa	foñsa	rotten
Farsi	درخواست/ dårxuaast	dårxäas	dorhás	request
Sanskrit	पांच/panč	pañs	fañs	five
Bengali	কাপড়/kapor	kabår	hoor	cloth
Burmese	စောင့်/såung	sång	soñi	await
Magha	ဖရား/pharáa	phära	fóra	god
Farsi	بنه/ bunah	bunda	buñda	bundle
Farsi	خاندان/khaandan	khándan	hándan	family, dynasty
Farsi	خوشى/khushi	khúñchi	kúci	happiness
Hindustani	खंड/khand	khánda	hánda	segment, piece
Farsi	جوان/jawáan	juan	zuan	adult, young
Bengali	চাউল/čaul	saul	souil	(uncooked) rice
Hindustani	पता/patáa	patta	fatta	address
Farsi	خوراک/khuraak	khúrak	kúrak	nourishment
Hindustani	खाट/khaat	kháñt	háñt	cot, bedstead
Hindustani	फूल/phuúl	phúl	fúl	flower
Sanskrit	प्राण/praán	påran	foran	soul, life
Sanskrit	अन्य/anya	ånÿo	oinno	other
Portuguese	câmara	kamára	hamára	room, chamber