Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Karnataka, India
Second Language
India
Goa
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
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Telugu
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
kerala
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
bengali
kannada
German Name
Bengali
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Kannadiga
Origin
1000–1200 CE
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
nucl1305
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Bengali and Kannada Speaking population
Bengali and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Bengali vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Kannada Language Codes
Bengali and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.