Countries
Philippines
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
- 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
Tagalog Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Spanish Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kumusta
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Salamat
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Kumusta
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
magandang gabi
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Mangyaring
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Paalam
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Mahal kita
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Waray
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
90.00 million
  
17
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
45.00 million
  
23
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
filipino
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Pilipino
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
filipino; pilipino
  
bengali
  
German Name
Pilipino
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
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
Filipino
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
fil
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
fil
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
fil
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
fili1244
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No Data Available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Filipino and Bengali 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 Filipino and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Filipino and Bengali language. Filipino word for "Hello" is Kumusta or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Filipino Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Filipino vs Bengali Difficulty
The Filipino vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Filipino Alphabets and Bengali 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 Filipino and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Filipino and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Filipino is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.