Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Nigeria
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Nigeria
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Yoruba and Hausa Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
kedụ
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
dalụ
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Biko
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ndo
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Kachifo
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Not present
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
igbo
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Ibo
German Name
Bengali
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Igbo people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
30th Century BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Kwa
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Igbo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
beng1280
nucl1417
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Bengali and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Igbo Speaking population
Bengali and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 %. 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 Igbo on Bengali vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Igbo Language Codes
Bengali and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.