Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
  
Commission on the Filipino Language
  
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.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Kablaaw
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Agyamanak
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Kumusta?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Naimbag a rabii
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Naimbag a sardam
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Naimbag a malem
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Naimbag a bigat
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Not available
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Agpakawanak
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
Pakada
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Ayayatenka
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Maawan-dayawen
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
9.10 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
9.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
ilokano
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Ilokano, Iloko
  
French Name
bengali
  
ilocano
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Ilokano-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Ilocano people
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
18th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Modern Ilocano
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
ilo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
ilok1237
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
31-CBA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Bengali and Ilocano 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 Ilocano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Ilocano language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Ilocano word for "Thank You" is Agyamanak. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Ilocano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Ilocano Difficulty
The Bengali vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.