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Bengali and Kashmiri


Kashmiri and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
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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.
  
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  

Similar To
Assamese and Oriya  
Hindi and Urdu Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
51  
30
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
17  
14

How Many Consonants
40  
29
27  
17

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
Assalām ‘alaikum  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
سہا مسا  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
Hach t'ochoktiya  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
Hach ch'i  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
مهربانی کر  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
Khuda hāfiz  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Kashtawari  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
99+
6,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Poguli  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
Pogul and Paristan valleys  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
99+
6,100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Rambani  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00  
1
5,600,000.00  
36

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
5.60 million  
99+

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
5.42 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
31
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  

French Name
bengali  
kashmiri  

German Name
Bengali  
Kaschmiri  

Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]  
[kəːʃur]  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Kashmiris or koshur  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
12th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Kashmiri  

Language Position
4  
4
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Bengali  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
ks  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
kas  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
kas  

ISO 639 3
ben  
kas  

ISO 639 6
ben  
kas  

Glottocode
beng1280  
kash1277  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Bengali and Kashmiri Speaking population

Bengali and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is 0.05 %. 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 Kashmiri on Bengali vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Kashmiri Language Codes

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

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