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Countries

Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

Total No. Of Countries

432
0 46
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National Language

Bangladesh, India
France

Second Language

India
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, 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
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

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.
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

Similar To

Assamese and Oriya
Italian Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

5126
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

116
0 32
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How Many Consonants

4020
9 60
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Scripts

Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

26
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

হ্যালো (Hyālō)
bonjour

Thank You

ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Merci

How Are You?

কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
bonne Nuit

Good Evening

শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
bonsoir

Good Afternoon

ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Bonjour

Please

অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
S'il vous plaît

Sorry

দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
désolé

Bye

বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
au revoir

I Love You

আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Je t'aime

Excuse Me

মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

Chakma
Quebec French

Where They Speak

Bangladesh, Burma, India
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

330,000.006,200,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hajong
African French

Where They Speak

Bangladesh, India
Africa

How Many People Speak

71,000.00274,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Rarhi
Swiss French

Where They Speak

India
Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

230,000,000.001,800,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

2525
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

215.00 million163.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

3.11 %1.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

196.00 million76.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

19.00 million87.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
français

Alternative Names

Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Français

French Name

bengali
français

German Name

Bengali
Französisch

Pronunciation

[ˈbeŋɡali]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

Bengalis (Bengali people)
French people

History

Origin

1000–1200 CE
9th Century

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian
Romance

Branch

Indic
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Bengali
Standard French

Language Position

413
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Bengali
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

bn
fr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ben
fra

ISO 639 2/B

ben
fre

ISO 639 3

ben
fra

ISO 639 6

ben
fras

Glottocode

beng1280
stan1290

Linguasphere

59-AAF-u
51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

-
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

-
Fusional, Synthetic

Bengali and French Alphabets

Bengali and French Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Bengali and French. In Bengali Alphabets there are 51 letters while in French Alphabets there are 26 letters. To learn Bengali and French languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Bengali and French languages. The Bengali phonology consist Bengali vowels and Bengali consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Bengali greetings vs French greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Bengali and French are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Bengali and French Speaking population

Bengali and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and French languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Bengali vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and French Language Codes

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