Rajbanshi language (Nepal)

Rajbanshi (also called Tajpuria) is a Bengali-Assamese language spoken in Nepal. It is related to, but distinct from Rangpuri/Kamta in Bangladesh and India, which is also known by the alternative name "Rajbanshi", with which it forms the KRNB cluster.

Phonology
This section is based on.

Consonants

 * can often be heard as post-alveolar, when following back vowels.
 * and can have allophones of  and.
 * can have allophones of.
 * can also be realised as.
 * can also have an allophone of [].
 * can be realised as voiceless or voiced in word-initial positions.
 * can be heard as alveolar before an alveolar consonant, and as a retroflex  when preceding a retroflex consonant.
 * A word-final may tend to be voiceless.
 * Central approximants occur, but are deemed allophones of.

Vowels
In addition to these vowels, Rangpuri has the following diphthongs:.
 * Vowels can have shortened allophones of.
 * can also be articulated more central as.
 * may also be heard as two sounds in free variation.