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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 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
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Not Available
1.8 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.
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
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51
Rank: 30 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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11
Rank: 8 (Overall)
5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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40
Rank: 29 (Overall)
46
Rank: 34 (Overall)
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2.4 Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
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2
Rank: 1 (Overall)
4
Rank: 3 (Overall)
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Mhoro
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Waita zvako
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Wakadini zvako?
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Urare zvakanaka
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Manheru
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Masikati
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Mangwanani
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Ndinokumbirawo
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ndineurombo
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
bye
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ndinokuda
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Pamusoro
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Chakma
Hwesa
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Zimbabwe
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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4.2 Dialect 2
Hajong
Karanga
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Zimbabwe
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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71,000.00
Rank: 36 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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4.3 Dialect 3
Rarhi
Zezuru
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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25
Rank: 21 (Overall)
4
Rank: 4 (Overall)
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
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215.00 million
Rank: 9 (Overall)
25.00 million
Rank: 40 (Overall)
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5.2 Speaking Population
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3.11 %
Rank: 8 (Overall)
0.13 %
Rank: 51 (Overall)
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5.3 Native Speakers
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196.00 million
Rank: 7 (Overall)
8.30 million
Rank: 51 (Overall)
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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19.00 million
Rank: 16 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
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5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
5.3.4 French Name
bengali
shona
5.3.5 German Name
Bengali
Schona-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
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5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
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6 History
6.1 Origin
1000–1200 CE
20th century
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
6.2.2 Branch
Indic
Bantu
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
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6.3.2 Standard Forms
Bengali
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6.3.3 Language Position
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Rank: 4 (Overall)
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Rank: 67 (Overall)
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
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6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
bn
sn
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
ben
sna
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
ben
sna
7.3 ISO 639 3
ben
sna
7.4 ISO 639 6
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7.5 Glottocode
beng1280
core1255
7.6 Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
99-AUT-a
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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Bengali and Shona Alphabets

Bengali and Shona Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Bengali and Shona. In Bengali Alphabets there are 51 letters while in Shona Alphabets there are Not Available letters. To learn Bengali and Shona languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Bengali and Shona languages. The Bengali phonology consist Bengali vowels and Bengali consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Bengali greetings vs Shona greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Bengali and Shona are Most Spoken Languages.

All Bengali and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Bengali and Shona Speaking population

Bengali and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Bengali vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Shona Language Codes

Bengali and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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