Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
India
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
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
Not Available
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Not Available
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Thank you
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
How are you?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
I Love You
I love you
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
American English
Chakma
Where They Speak
United States of America
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Hajong
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Rarhi
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
English
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
anglais
bengali
German Name
Englisch
Bengali
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Not available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
5th Century AD
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Standard English
Bengali
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
beng1280
Linguasphere
52-ABA
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available