Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
India
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
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
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Slán
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
bengali
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Irish people
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional