Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Spain
  
Second Language
India
  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
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
  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
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.
  
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Spanish-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)
  
hola
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Gracias
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Cómo estás?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Buenas Noches
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Bonne soirée
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Buenas Tardes
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Buenos Días
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
triste
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
adiós
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Te Quiero
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Discúlpeme
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Mexican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
105,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Cuban Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Cuba
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Puerto Rico
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,900,000.00
  
9
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
489.00 million
  
3
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
410.00 million
  
2
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
89.50 million
  
9
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Español
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
French Name
bengali
  
espagnol; castillan
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Spanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
210 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Spanish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
es
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
spa
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
spa
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
spa
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
stan1288
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
51-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic