Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
Total No. Of Countries
45
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Chinese and Japanese languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5140
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1121
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4019
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Hangul
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks88 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
안녕 (annyeong)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Chakma
Jeju
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
South Korea
How Many People Speak
330,000.0010,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Hajong
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
South Korea
How Many People Speak
71,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
India
China, North Korea
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2512
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million77.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %1.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million77.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million77.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
bengali
coréen
German Name
Bengali
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Koreans
Origin
1000–1200 CE
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
Bengali
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Language Position
412
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
ko
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
kor
ISO 639 2/B
ben
kor
ISO 639 3
ben
Kor
ISO 639 6
ben
kor
Glottocode
beng1280
kore1280
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
45-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative