Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
France, Spain
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
  
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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Spanish
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Kaixo
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Eskerrik asko
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Zer moduz?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Gabon
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Egun on
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Mesedez
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Barkatu
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Agur
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Maite zaitut
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Barkatu
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
France
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Souletin
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
France, Soule, Spain
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Biscayan
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
7.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
7.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Not available
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
  
French Name
bengali
  
basque
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Baskisch
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Basque people
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
c. 1000
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Vasconic Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Basque
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
eu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
eus
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
baq
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
eus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
basq1248
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
40-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Bengali and Basque Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Basque language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Basque Difficulty
The Bengali vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Basque Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.