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French vs Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
32  
3

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
France  

Second Language
India  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

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  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
40  
29
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
bonjour  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
Merci  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
Bonjour  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
désolé  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
au revoir  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
36
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Hajong  
African French  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
36
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
India  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
16
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
français  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Français  

French Name
bengali  
français  

German Name
Bengali  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Standard French  

Language Position
4  
4
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
fre  

ISO 639 3
ben  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
beng1280  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Bengali and French Language History

Comparison of Bengali vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Bengali and French language. History of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Bengali and French Language History.

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Bengali and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and French language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Bengali vs French Difficulty

The Bengali vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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