Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
India
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
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
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
154.30 million
  
12
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
bengali
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional