Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
Burma
  
National Language
Bangladesh, India
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
India
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, 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
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Not available
  
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Chakma
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Hajong
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
  
Tanzania
  
Dialect 3
Rarhi
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
  
9
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
196.00 million
  
7
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
  
16
Not Available
  
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
Not Available
  
French Name
bengali
  
rundi
  
German Name
Bengali
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
1000–1200 CE
  
1500
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Bengali
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
bn
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ben
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
ben
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
ben
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
beng1280
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Bengali and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Kirundi language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Bengali vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.