Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
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
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hajong
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
bengali
tamoul
German Name
Bengali
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1000–1200 CE
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
beng1280
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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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.