Countries
Fiji, India
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
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
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi 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
Urdu
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Khariboli
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
260.00 million
  
4
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million
  
6
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
हिन्दी
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
hindi
  
bengali
  
German Name
Hindi
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
7th Century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hi
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hin
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
hin
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
hin
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
hins
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hind1269
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available