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