Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Philippines
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Philippines
Second Language
India
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Salamat
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Maayong Buntag
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Palihug
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ikasubo ko
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Babay
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Chakma
Boholano
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hajong
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
North Kana
Where They Speak
India
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
bengali
cebuano
German Name
Bengali
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Cebuano people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
cebu1242
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Bengali and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Cebuano language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Bengali vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.