Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Philippines
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Philippines
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Kablaaw
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Agyamanak
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Kumusta?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Naimbag a bigat
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Not available
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Agpakawanak
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Pakada
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Chakma
Balangao
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Philippines
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Philippines
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Not present
Where They Speak
India
Not present
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
ilokano
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
bengali
ilocano
German Name
Bengali
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Ilocano people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
18th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Ilocano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
beng1280
ilok1237
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Ilocano Speaking population
Bengali and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Bengali vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Ilocano Language Codes
Bengali and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.