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Bengali and Ilocano


Ilocano and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
40  
29
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
36
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
36
41,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
India  
Not present  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
16
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  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
18th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
4  
4
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
ben  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
beng1280  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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