Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
European Union, Slovenia
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
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
  
Austria, Hungary, Italy
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
  
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.
  
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Serbo-Croatian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Slovene-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Hvala
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Kako se imate?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Lahko noč
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Dober večer
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Dober dan
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Dobro jutro
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Prosim
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Oprostite
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Nasvidenje
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Ljubim te
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Oprostite
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Prekmurje Slovene
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Hungary, Slovenia
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Resian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Styrian
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Slovenia
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
2.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
2.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Not available
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Slovenian, Slovenscina
  
French Name
bengali
  
slovène
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Slowenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Slovenes
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
972-1093
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Slovene
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
sl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
slv
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
slv
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
slv
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
slov1268
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
53-AAA-f
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional