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Sinhalese and Bengali History


Bengali and Sinhalese Language History


History

Origin
3   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Indic   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit   
Abahatta, Old Bengali   

Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese   
Bengali   

Language Position
70   
99+
4   
4

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Sinhalese and Bengali

The Early forms of Sinhalese and Bengali explains the evolution of Sinhalese and Bengali languages which is under Sinhalese and Bengali history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Sinhalese and Bengali history we will understand how the Sinhalese and Bengali languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Sinhalese: Sinhalese Prakrit.
  • Early forms of Bengali: Abahatta, Old Bengali.
  • Standard forms of Sinhalese: Modern Sinhalese.
  • Standard forms of Bengali: Bengali.
  • Signed forms of Sinhalese: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Bengali: Not Available

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Sinhalese and Bengali Language Family

In Sinhalese and Bengali history, you will get to know about Sinhalese and Bengali language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Sinhalese is a part of Indo-European Family while Bengali is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Sinhalese is Indo-Iranian and Indic resp. The subgroup and branch of Bengali is Indo-Iranian and Indic resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Sinhalese and Bengali language on Sinhalese vs Bengali alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Sinhalese vs Bengali Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Sinhalese vs Bengali language rank. Sinhalese and Bengali history gives you Sinhalese and Bengali language rank. The Sinhalese language rank is 70. And Bengali language rank is 4. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Sinhalese vs Bengali.

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