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Bengali vs French


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Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
4  
11

National Language
France  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
India  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
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
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
11  
8

How Many Consonants
20  
10
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Merci  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
désolé  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
au revoir  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
African French  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
français  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Français  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
français  
bengali  

German Name
Französisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
9th Century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Bengali  

Language Position
13  
12
4  
4

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
ben  

ISO 639 3
fra  
ben  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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French and Bengali Language History

Comparison of French vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of French and Bengali language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Bengali Language History.

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French 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 French and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Bengali language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common French Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Bengali Difficulty

The French vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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