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Indonesian and Bengali Speaking countries


Bengali and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Indonesia   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
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
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Sanskrit Language   

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Indonesian and Bengali as Minority Language

In Indonesian and Bengali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Indonesian and Bengali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Bengali as minority language: 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.

If you want to compare Indonesian and Bengali dialects, then you can go to Indonesian vs Bengali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Indonesian and Bengali Regulators

Indonesian and Bengali speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Bengali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Bengali is regulated by Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Bengali Language History.

Indonesian and Bengali Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Bengali continents in which Indonesian and Bengali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Bengali. Most of the Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. While Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Indonesian and Bengali languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Bengali Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Assamese and Oriya and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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