Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
India
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
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
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.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)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
bengali
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available