Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
India
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica, 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
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
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.
  
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.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)
  
hej
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
god morgon
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
ledsen
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
hej då
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
India
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
bengali
  
suédois
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
13th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Indic
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Old Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Standard Swedish
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available