Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Japan
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Japan
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
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
Palau
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Korean Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Kana
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Kagawa
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
日本語
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Not Available
French Name
bengali
japonais
German Name
Bengali
Japanisch
Pronunciation
Not available
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Bengali
Japanese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
nucl1643
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Bengali and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Japanese Speaking population
Bengali and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Bengali vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Japanese Language Codes
Bengali and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.