Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Iran
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
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
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Balochi Academy, 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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
bye
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
bengali
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
19th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available