Fig 2: Estimated first language breakdown of first generation Bangladeshi Community in NI.
  
   
 
     
       
     
     
 

Fig 3: Estimated levels of English in first generation Sylheti speaking community in NI

  
   
 
     
   
     
   
   
     
  Second Generation:
  • Majority would read, write and speak English fluently
  • Majority would speak Sylheti in the home (or Bengali respectively)

- almost none would use its written form.

 
   
 
   
     
     
     
 

30 Years Seen But Not Heard

  
   
 
     
 

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