1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Manipur
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
1.4 Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Bengali
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Khurumjari
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Yamna nungaijare
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Athengba Ahing
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
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3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Not Available
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Nongale haugatl
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Chanbiduna
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Saobiganu
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Chatcharage
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Eina nangbu nungsi
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Not Available
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Burma, Laos
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
71,000.00273,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,250,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
215.00 million1.50 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million1.50 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
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5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Meithei people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
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6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
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7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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