Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Ethiopia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Selam
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
i'bakwon
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
aznallehu
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
tschao
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
Ethiopia
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
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Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
bengali
amharique
German Name
Bengali
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Amharas
Origin
1000–1200 CE
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Bengali
Amharic
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
amha1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Bengali and Amharic Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Bengali and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Amharic Speaking population
Bengali and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Bengali and Amharic on Bengali vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Amharic Language Codes
Bengali and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.