Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Manipur
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Nongale haugatl
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Saobiganu
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Chatcharage
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
দুঃখিত
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
bengali
Meithei
German Name
Bengali
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Meithei people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
bn
No data available
Glottocode
beng1280
mani1292
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Bengali and Meithei Speaking population
Bengali and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Bengali vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Meithei Language Codes
Bengali and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.