1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, No official status
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
1.4 Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Not Available
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Maithili and Magahi
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
राम राम (raam raam)
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
राम राम (raam raam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
राम राम (raam raam)
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
राम राम (raam raam)
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
प्रणाम (prannam)
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Chakma
Caribbean Hindustani
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
71,000.00380,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
215.00 million40.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million40.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
1000–1200 CE
19th Century
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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