Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Burma
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, 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
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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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Bwakeye
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Urakoze
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Urakomeye?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Mwaramutse
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Ndagusavye
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
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Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
N’agasaga
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
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Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
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Dialect 1
Chakma
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Tanzania
Where They Speak
India
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
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French Name
bengali
rundi
German Name
Bengali
Kirundi
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Kirundi
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
rund1242
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Kirundi 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 Kirundi dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Kirundi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Kirundi Dialects are spoken in different Kirundi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Kirundi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Kirundi dialects include: Rwanda-Rundi , Ha. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Kirundi Speaking population
Bengali and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Bengali vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Kirundi Language Codes
Bengali and Kirundi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Kirundi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.