Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Malay and Javanese 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)
Halo
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Sugeng énjing
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
tolong
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Pamit
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
India
Indonesia
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
bengali
madourais
German Name
Bengali
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Madurese
Origin
1000–1200 CE
8th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Madurese
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data Available
Glottocode
beng1280
madu1247
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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All Bengali and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Madurese Speaking population
Bengali and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Bengali vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Madurese Language Codes
Bengali and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.