Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, No official status
Total No. Of Countries
40
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5143
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1111
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4034
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
24
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Chakma
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
330,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
71,000.00380,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
India
India
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2513
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
215.00 million40.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.11 %0.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
196.00 million40.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
19.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
bengali
bhojpuri
German Name
Bengali
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Bhojpuri speakers
Origin
1000–1200 CE
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Bhojpuri
Language Position
437
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
bho
ISO 639 2/B
ben
bho
ISO 639 3
ben
bho
ISO 639 6
ben
bho
Glottocode
beng1280
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
59-AAF-sa
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
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Language Morphological Typology
-
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