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Cebuano and Bengali


Bengali and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Philippines   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Philippines   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
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   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
21   
3
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
16   
6
40   
29

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   

Thank You
Salamat   
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   

Please
Palihug   
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   

Bye
Babay   
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
330,000.00   
36

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
71,000.00   
36

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
India   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
3.11 %   
8

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
196.00 million   
7

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
19.00 million   
16

Native Name
Visayan   
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   

French Name
cebuano   
bengali   

German Name
Cebuano   
Bengali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Bengalis (Bengali people)   

History

Origin
16th century   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Abahatta, Old Bengali   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Bengali   

Language Position
62   
99+
4   
4

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
bn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
ben   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
ben   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
ben   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
beng1280   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
59-AAF-u   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Cebuano and Bengali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Bengali Speaking population

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Cebuano and Bengali Language Codes

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