Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
South Africa
National Language
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
India
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
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
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
hallo
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Dankie
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
goeie nag
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
goeie more
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
asseblief
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
jammer
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Totsiens
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Chakma
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
-
Dialect 2
Hajong
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
-
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
India
Namibia
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Cape Dutch
French Name
bengali
afrikaans
German Name
Bengali
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Afrikaners
Origin
1000–1200 CE
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Germanic
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
beng1280
afri1274
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic
All Bengali and Afrikaans 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 Bengali and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Afrikaans Speaking population
Bengali and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Bengali and Afrikaans on Bengali vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Afrikaans Language Codes
Bengali and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.