1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Manipur
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Bangladesh, India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
1.9 Similar To
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Assamese and Oriya
1.10 Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Bengali
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Khurumjari
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
3.2 Thank You
Yamna nungaijare
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
3.3 How Are You?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
3.4 Good Night
Athengba Ahing
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
3.5 Good Evening
Not Available
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
3.7 Good Morning
Nongale haugatl
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
3.8 Please
Chanbiduna
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
3.9 Sorry
Saobiganu
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
3.10 Bye
Chatcharage
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
3.11 I Love You
Eina nangbu nungsi
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
3.12 Excuse Me
Not Available
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Burma, Laos
Bangladesh, Burma, India
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
5,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
273,000.0071,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,250,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1.50 million215.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
1.50 million196.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
5.5 Ethnicity
Meithei people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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