Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Farsi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Silaw
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Sipas
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Bayanit bash
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bibûre
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Be xêr çî
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Chakma
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Hajong
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
India
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
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French Name
bengali
kurde
German Name
Bengali
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Kurds
Origin
1000–1200 CE
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
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Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
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Standard Forms
Bengali
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
kurd1259
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Bengali and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Kurdish Speaking population
Bengali and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Bengali vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Kurdish Language Codes
Bengali and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.