Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
India
  
Karnataka
  
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
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
bengali
  
télougou
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available