Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Sweden
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Finland
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hej
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
vänligen
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
hej då
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
France
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
Svenska
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
suédois
  
bengali
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
13th Century
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available