Countries
Philippines
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Filipinos
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Baybayin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kamusta
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Salamat po
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
Magandang gabi
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
pakiusap
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Paálam
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Iniibig kita
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bisalog
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Filipino
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
73.00 million
  
24
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
Tagalog
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
tagalog
  
bengali
  
German Name
Tagalog
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
1593
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
t1
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tgl
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
tgl
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
tg1
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
taga1269
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
31-CKA
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available