Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
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
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
nomoskaar
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
subhoraattri
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
subha abeli
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
suprobhaat
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
anugroha kori
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
moi ḍukkhita
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
biḍai
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
kyoma koribo
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Western Assam
Dialect 2
Hajong
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
India
Assam
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
bengali
assamais
German Name
Bengali
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Assamese people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
7th century A.D
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Bengali
Assamese
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Signed Assamese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
beng1280
assa1263
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Assamese 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 Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Assamese Speaking population
Bengali and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Bengali vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Assamese Language Codes
Bengali and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.