Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India
National Language
Bangladesh, India
India
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Not Available
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Kannada Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Namaskara
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
yedde kaande
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Yenna thapu aandu
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Barpe
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Chakma
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Tulu
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
bengali
Not Available
German Name
Bengali
Not Available
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Tuluva
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Tulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
ben
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
ben
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
tulu1258
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Bengali and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Tulu Speaking population
Bengali and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available. 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 Tulu on Bengali vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Tulu Language Codes
Bengali and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.