Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, No official status
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
Not Available
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
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Hajong
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
India
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Not available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Not Available
Origin
1000–1200 CE
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Bengali and Bhojpuri Speaking population
Bengali and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Bengali vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Bhojpuri Language Codes
Bengali and Bhojpuri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Bhojpuri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.