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Bengali and Indonesian Speaking countries

1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Indonesia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
41
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Indonesia
1.4 Second Language
India
East Timor, Indonesia
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
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
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Malay language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Malay and Dutch Languages

Bengali vs Indonesian Countries

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

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

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

Bengali and Indonesian as Minority Language

In Bengali and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Indonesian 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.
  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.

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

Bengali and Indonesian Regulators

Bengali and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Bengali and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Bengali and Indonesian Language History.

Bengali and Indonesian Continents

Thinking about Bengali and Indonesian continents in which Bengali and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Indonesian. Most of the Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Indonesian 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.

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

The Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.