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Bengali and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
India   
India   

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   
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
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

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.
  
  • 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
Assamese and Oriya   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
51   
30
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
11   
8

How Many Consonants
40   
29
40   
29

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
330,000.00   
36

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
71,000.00   
36

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
India   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
3.11 %   
8

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
196.00 million   
7

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
19.00 million   
16

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   

French Name
bengali   
bengali   

German Name
Bengali   
Bengali   

Pronunciation
Not available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Bengalis (Bengali people)   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
Abahatta, Old Bengali   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Bengali   

Language Position
4   
4
4   
4

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
bn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
ben   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
ben   

ISO 639 3
ben   
ben   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
beng1280   
beng1280   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
59-AAF-u   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Bengali and Bengali 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 Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Bengali Speaking population

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Bengali and Bengali Language Codes

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