Countries
Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Ethiopia, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
4
11
2
13
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Ethiopia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Somali Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
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Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
51
30
34
16
Phonology
How Many Vowels
11
8
10
7
How Many Consonants
40
29
24
14
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
2
1
5
4
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks
11
Not Available
Greetings
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
akkam
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Galatoomi
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Maaloo
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
naa dhiisi
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Nagayattii!
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialects
Dialect 1
Chakma
Borana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
330,000.00
36
4,000,000.00
19
Dialect 2
Hajong
Orma
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Kenya
How Many People Speak
71,000.00
36
66,000.00
37
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Wata
Where They Speak
India
Kenya
How Many People Speak
Not Available
13,000.00
33
Total No. Of Dialects
25
21
17
16
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million
9
25.00 million
40
Speaking Population
3.11 %
8
0.36 %
36
Native Speakers
196.00 million
7
24.00 million
33
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million
16
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
bengali
galla
German Name
Bengali
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Oromos
History
Origin
1000–1200 CE
16
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
4
4
91
99+
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Code
ISO 639 1
bn
om
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
orm
ISO 639 2/B
ben
orm
ISO 639 3
ben
orm
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
nucl1736
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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