Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5144
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
117
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4029
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Chakma
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
330,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Hajong
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
71,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2521
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million50.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
bengali
pachto
German Name
Bengali
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Pashtun
Origin
1000–1200 CE
1651
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
482
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
pus
ISO 639 2/B
ben
pus
ISO 639 3
ben
pus
ISO 639 6
ben
pus
Glottocode
beng1280
pash1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
58-ABD-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional