1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Philippines
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Philippines
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
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
Ilokano Braille, Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Agyamanak
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Kumusta?
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Naimbag a rabii
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Naimbag a sardam
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Naimbag a malem
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Naimbag a bigat
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Not available
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Agpakawanak
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ayayatenka
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Maawan-dayawen
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Philippines
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.0021,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Philippines
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
71,000.0041,000.00
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 million9.10 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million9.10 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Ilokano, Iloko
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Ilocano people
6 History
6.1 Origin
1000–1200 CE
18th Century
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian 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
Not Available