Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
West Java
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin, Sundanese
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Nuhun
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Kumaha kabarna?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Wilujeng kulem
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Wilujeng wengi
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Wilujeng siang
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Wilujeng énjing
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Mangga
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Hapunten
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Wilujeng angkat
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Punten
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Western dialect
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Banten
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Northern dialect
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Bogor
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Priangan dialect
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Bandung
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
39.00 million
  
32
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Priangan, Sunda
  
French Name
bengali
  
soundanais
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Sundanesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
5th century AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Sundanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
su
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
sun
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
sun
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
sun
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
sund1251
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available