Bengali and Igbo Speaking countries

Bengali

Igbo

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone

Nigeria

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Bangladesh, India

Nigeria

1.4 Second Language

India

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 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

Equatorial Guinea

1.7 Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi

Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture

1.8 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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

1.9 Similar To

Assamese and Oriya

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1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

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Bengali vs Igbo Countries

Comparing Bengali vs Igbo countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Bengali and Igbo languages.

Bengali Speaking Countries: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone.
Igbo Speaking Countries: Nigeria.

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Igbo is official language is 1

Find if Bengali and Igbo are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Bengali and Igbo speaking countries will give you the presence of Bengali and Igbo languages in different countries. Along with Bengali vs Igbo countries, you can also compare Bengali vs Igbo.

Bengali and Igbo as Minority Language

In Bengali and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Igbo as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

Bengali as 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.
Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.

If you want to compare Bengali and Igbo dialects, then you can go to Bengali vs Igbo Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Bengali and Igbo Regulators

Bengali and Igbo speaking countries provide you Bengali and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Bengali and Igbo Language History.

Bengali and Igbo Continents

Thinking about Bengali and Igbo continents in which Bengali and Igbo speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Igbo. Most of the Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Igbo speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Bengali and Igbo languages:

Bengali 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.

Igbo Interesting Facts:

In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.

The Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.