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Bengali and Urdu Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
42
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
India
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
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
India
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Arabic and Hindi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language

Bengali vs Urdu Countries

Comparing Bengali vs Urdu countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Bengali and Urdu languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Urdu is official language is 2

Find if Bengali and Urdu are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Bengali and Urdu speaking countries will give you the presence of Bengali and Urdu languages in different countries. Along with Bengali vs Urdu countries, you can also compare Bengali vs Urdu.

Bengali and Urdu as Minority Language

In Bengali and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Urdu as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Bengali as 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.
  • Urdu as minority language: India.

If you want to compare Bengali and Urdu dialects, then you can go to Bengali vs Urdu Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Bengali and Urdu Regulators

Bengali and Urdu speaking countries provide you Bengali and Urdu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Urdu is regulated by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan. Also get to learn, Bengali and Urdu Language History.

Bengali and Urdu Continents

Thinking about Bengali and Urdu continents in which Bengali and Urdu speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Urdu. Most of the Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Urdu speaking countries lie in Asia, Oceania. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Bengali and Urdu languages:

Bengali 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.

Urdu Interesting Facts:

  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.

The Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages and derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language.