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Bengali and Catalan


Catalan and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
6   
9

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

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

Alphabets
51   
30
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
5   
2

How Many Consonants
40   
29
23   
13

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Hajong   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
India   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
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   

History

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
4   
4
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Bengali and Catalan Speaking population

Bengali and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Bengali vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Catalan Language Codes

Bengali and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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