Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Bhutan
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bhutan
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
India
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
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Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
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Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
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Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
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Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Tsip maza
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Log Jay Gay
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Tsip maza
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Bhutan
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bhutan
Where They Speak
India
Bhutan
Total No. Of Dialects
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
bengali
dzongkha
German Name
Bengali
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Ngalop people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Dzongkha
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
nucl1307
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Dzongkha Speaking population
Bengali and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha 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 Dzongkha on Bengali vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Dzongkha Language Codes
Bengali and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.