Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
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
  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
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.
  
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Arabic Language
  
Alphabets in
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Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Habari
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Asante
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Habari gani?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Usiku mwema
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Habari za jioni
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
nzuri Alasiri
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Habari za asubuhi
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
tafadhali
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
pole
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
bye
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
nakupenda
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Samahani
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Kiunguja
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Zanzibar island
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Kimrima
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Dar es Salaam
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Kimgao
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Kilwa
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
150.00 million
  
13
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
15.00 million
  
40
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
  
French Name
bengali
  
swahili
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Swahili
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Swahili people or Waswahili
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
6th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Indic
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Swahili
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
sw
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
swa
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
swa
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
swa
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
swah1254
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
99-AUS-m
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available