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Swahili and Bengali


Bengali and Swahili


Countries

Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    •   
  • 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
21  
11
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Habari  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Asante  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Habari gani?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Usiku mwema  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Habari za jioni  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
tafadhali  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
pole  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
bye  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
nakupenda  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Samahani  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kiunguja  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Zanzibar island  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Kimrima  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Kimgao  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Kilwa  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
12  
12
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
150.00 million  
13
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
Not Available  
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
19.00 million  
16

Native Name
Not Available  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
swahili  
bengali  

German Name
Swahili  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
6th century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Bantu  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Swahili  
Bengali  

Language Position
Not Available  
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sw  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swa  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
swa  
ben  

ISO 639 3
swa  
ben  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
swah1254  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
99-AUS-m  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Swahili 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 Swahili and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Swahili and Bengali Speaking population

Swahili and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Bengali on Swahili vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Swahili and Bengali Language Codes

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

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