Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Philippines
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Philippines
Second Language
India
Philippines
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Salamat
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Maayong Buntag
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Palihug
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ikasubo ko
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Babay
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Chakma
Boholano
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hajong
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
North Kana
Where They Speak
India
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
bengali
cebuano
German Name
Bengali
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Cebuano people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Cebuano
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
cebu1242
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Bengali and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Cebuano Speaking population
Bengali and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Bengali vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Cebuano Language Codes
Bengali and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.