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French and Bengali


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
4  
11
32  
3

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
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
6  
3

How Many Consonants
40  
29
20  
10

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

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
330,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
African French  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
India  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00  
1
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
31
87.00 million  
11

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  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Standard French  

Language Position
4  
4
13  
12

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  

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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.

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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.

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