Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
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
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
bengali
  
arménien
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Armenians
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic