1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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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
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)
Waita zvako
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Wakadini zvako?
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Urare zvakanaka
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Manheru
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Masikati
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Mangwanani
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Ndinokumbirawo
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ndineurombo
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ndinokuda
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Pamusoro
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Zimbabwe
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
330,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Zimbabwe
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
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 million25.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million8.30 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Not Available
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
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5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
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6 History
6.1 Origin
1000–1200 CE
20th century
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Not Available
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
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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
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7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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