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Bengali and Catalan


Catalan and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
India  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
5  
2

How Many Consonants
40  
29
23  
13

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
Hola  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
Bon dia  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
Sisplau  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
Perdó!  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
Adéu  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
India  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00  
1
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
31
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
català  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
bengali  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Bengali  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
4  
4
32  
30

Signed Forms
Signed Bengali  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
cat  

ISO 639 3
ben  
cat  

ISO 639 6
ben  
cat  

Glottocode
beng1280  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Bengali and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Catalan Speaking population

Bengali and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Bengali vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Catalan Language Codes

Bengali and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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