1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
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
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
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
Tamil
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)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Kongu
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
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
196.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
19.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Tamil people or Tamilans
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 Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
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
7.5 Glottocode
beng1280
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available