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French and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
32   
3

National Language
Bangladesh, India   
France   

Second Language
India   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

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   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
6   
3

How Many Consonants
40   
29
20   
10

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   
bonjour   

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   
Merci   

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   
Bonjour   

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   
désolé   

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   
au revoir   

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
330,000.00   
36
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Hajong   
African French   

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
71,000.00   
36
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Rarhi   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
India   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million   
9
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
3.11 %   
8
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
196.00 million   
7
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million   
16
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   
français   

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   
Français   

French Name
bengali   
français   

German Name
Bengali   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
Not available   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Romance   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Bengali   
Standard French   

Language Position
4   
4
13   
12

Signed Forms
Not Available   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bn   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
ben   
fre   

ISO 639 3
ben   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
beng1280   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Bengali and French Speaking population

Bengali and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and French languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Bengali vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and French Language Codes

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

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