Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Assam, India
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Assam, India
Second Language
India
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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
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
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Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
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How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
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Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
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Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
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Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
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I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
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Dialect 1
Chakma
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hajong
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
India
Assam, India, Nepal
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
bengali
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German Name
Bengali
Not Available
Pronunciation
Not available
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
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Standard Forms
Bengali
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Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
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ISO 639 2/T
ben
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ISO 639 2/B
ben
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ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
beng1280
bodo1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Bodo 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 Bodo dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Bodo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Bodo Dialects are spoken in different Bodo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Bodo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Bodo dialects include: (Sønabari) Western Boro dialect , (Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Bodo Speaking population
Bengali and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available. 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 Bodo on Bengali vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Bodo Language Codes
Bengali and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.