Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Ethiopia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Somali Language
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)
akkam
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Galatoomi
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Maaloo
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
naa dhiisi
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Nagayattii!
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Kenya
Where They Speak
India
Kenya
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
bengali
galla
German Name
Bengali
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Oromos
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
beng1280
nucl1736
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 Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Oromo Speaking population
Bengali and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Bengali vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Oromo Language Codes
Bengali and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.