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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
46
About Bhojpuri Language
0 46
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 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
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
51247
About Irish Language
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
1112
About Hebrew Language
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
4018
About German Language
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Tamil
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
23
Polish
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
About Cebuano Language
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Chakma
Kongu
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.00NA
About Macedonian Language
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Hajong
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
71,000.00NA
About Dzongkha Language
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Rarhi
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Romanian Language
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
2510
About Sanskrit Language
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
215.00 million78.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
3.11 %1.06 %
About Xhosa Language
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million70.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
19.00 million8.00 million
About Finnish Language
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
தமிழ்
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
bengali
tamoul
5.3.5 German Name
Bengali
Tamil
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
1000–1200 CE
300 BC
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Indic
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
418
About Chinese Language
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
bn
ta
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
ben
tam
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
ben
tam
7.3 ISO 639 3
ben
tam
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
7.5 Glottocode
beng1280
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available

Bengali and Tamil Alphabets

Bengali and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Bengali and Tamil. In Bengali Alphabets there are 51 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Bengali and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Bengali and Tamil languages. The Bengali phonology consist Bengali vowels and Bengali consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Bengali greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Bengali and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

All Bengali and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Bengali and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Bengali and Tamil Speaking population

Bengali and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Bengali and Tamil on Bengali vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Tamil Language Codes

Bengali and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.