Countries
South Africa
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Dutch Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hallo
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Dankie
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
goeie nag
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Goeienaand
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
goeie more
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
asseblief
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
jammer
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Namibia
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
19.00 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.10 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
10.30 million
  
22
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
Afrikaans
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
afrikaans
  
bengali
  
German Name
Afrikaans
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
17th Century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Western
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
af
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
afr
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
afr
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
afr
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
afrs
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
afri1274
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
  
Not Available