Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
India
Pakistan
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
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5153
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
119
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4041
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
24
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Chakma
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
330,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
71,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Doabi
Where They Speak
India
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2530
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %1.44 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million100.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
bengali
pendjabi
German Name
Bengali
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Punjabis
Origin
1000–1200 CE
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
423
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
bn
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
pan
ISO 639 2/B
ben
pan
ISO 639 3
ben
pan
ISO 639 6
ben
panj
Glottocode
beng1280
panj1256
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional