Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
India
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
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
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Hello
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Thank you
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
How are you?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Night
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Good Morning
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Please
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Sorry
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
I love you
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Chakma
American English
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
United States of America
Dialect 2
Hajong
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Welsh English
Where They Speak
India
United Kingdom
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
English
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Not Available
French Name
bengali
anglais
German Name
Bengali
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Not Available
Origin
1000–1200 CE
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard English
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
beng1280
stan1293
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic