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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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