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Bengali and Marathi Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

Total No. Of Countries

44
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National Language

Bangladesh, India
India

Second Language

India
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

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
Israel, Mauritius

Regulated By

Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

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.
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

Similar To

Assamese and Oriya
Konkani Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Bengali vs Marathi Countries

Comparing Bengali vs Marathi countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Bengali and Marathi languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4

Find if Bengali and Marathi are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Bengali and Marathi speaking countries will give you the presence of Bengali and Marathi languages in different countries. Along with Bengali vs Marathi countries, you can also compare Bengali vs Marathi.

Bengali and Marathi as Minority Language

In Bengali and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Bengali and Marathi as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Bengali as 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.
  • Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.

If you want to compare Bengali and Marathi dialects, then you can go to Bengali vs Marathi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Bengali and Marathi Regulators

Bengali and Marathi speaking countries provide you Bengali and Marathi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi regulates Bengali language.Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. Also get to learn, Bengali and Marathi Language History.

Bengali and Marathi Continents

Thinking about Bengali and Marathi continents in which Bengali and Marathi speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Bengali and Marathi. Most of the Bengali speaking countries lie in Asia. While Marathi speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Bengali and Marathi languages:

Bengali 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.

Marathi Interesting Facts:

  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

The Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Konkani Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.