Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
South Africa
National Language
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
India
Lesotho, South Africa
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
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Molo
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Unjani
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Molo
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Ndicela
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
bengali
xhosa
German Name
Bengali
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1000–1200 CE
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
xhos1239
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Bengali and Xhosa 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 Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Xhosa language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Bengali vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Xhosa 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 Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.