Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Afganistan
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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Hajong
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan
Where They Speak
India
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Not available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Pashtun
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
pash1269
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Bengali and Pashto Speaking population
Bengali and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. 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 Pashto on Bengali vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Pashto Language Codes
Bengali and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.