1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Karnataka, India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Karnataka, India
1.4 Second Language
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
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Telugu
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
Kannada Script
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)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
ಬೈ (Bai)
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
71,000.006,440.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA220,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
215.00 million49.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million38.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
19.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Kannadiga
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian 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
Old Kannada, Kannada
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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
59-AAF-u
No data available
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