Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Nepal
National Language
Bangladesh, India
India, Nepal
Second Language
India
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
pranam
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Suprabhaat
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
kripaya
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
maf karai
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Alavidā
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
kripaya
Dialect 1
Chakma
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Nepal
Dialect 2
Hajong
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
North India
Where They Speak
India
Deoghar, France
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
bengali
maithili
German Name
Bengali
Maithili
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈmaitʰili]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Maithil
Origin
1000–1200 CE
14th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Maithili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data available
Glottocode
beng1280
mait1250
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 Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Maithili Speaking population
Bengali and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Bengali vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Maithili Language Codes
Bengali and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.