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Marathi and Bengali


Bengali and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

National Language
India   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
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
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
11   
8

How Many Consonants
36   
26
40   
29

Scripts
Devanagari   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
330,000.00   
36

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
71,000.00   
36

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
India   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
3.11 %   
8

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
196.00 million   
7

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
19.00 million   
16

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   

French Name
marathe   
bengali   

German Name
Marathi   
Bengali   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Bengalis (Bengali people)   

History

Origin
10th century   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
Abahatta, Old Bengali   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Bengali   

Language Position
17   
15
4   
4

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
bn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
ben   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
ben   

ISO 639 3
mar   
ben   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
beng1280   

Linguasphere
omr   
59-AAF-u   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Marathi and Bengali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marathi and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Bengali Speaking population

Marathi and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Marathi and Bengali on Marathi vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Bengali Language Codes

Marathi and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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