Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Assam, India
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Assam, India
Second Language
India
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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
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
5145
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1120
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4025
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
25
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks34 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
नमस्कार
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
धन्यवाद
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
बोडो
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
अन्धानि बार
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
दु:खित
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Lwrbw
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
दु:खित
Dialect 1
Chakma
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
How Many People Speak
330,000.001,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
How Many People Speak
71,000.001,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
India
Assam, India, Nepal
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.001,300,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
253
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
215.00 million0.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.11 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
196.00 million0.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
19.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
bengali
bodo
German Name
Bengali
Bodo
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Origin
1000–1200 CE
1913
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
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Standard Forms
Bengali
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Language Position
430
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Signed Bodo
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
br
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
brx
ISO 639 2/B
ben
brx
ISO 639 3
ben
brx
ISO 639 6
ben
brx
Glottocode
beng1280
bodo1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
59-AAB
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
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Language Morphological Typology
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