1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Afganistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Persian and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
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
Arabic
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
(salaam) سلام
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
(lotfan) لطفا
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
71,000.0021,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA95,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
215.00 million60.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million60.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
(paṧto) پښتو
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Pashtun
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Bengali
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology