Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Kalanga and Nambya 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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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Mhoro
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Masikati
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Mangwanani
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
India
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
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Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
bengali
shona
German Name
Bengali
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
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Origin
1000–1200 CE
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
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Standard Forms
Bengali
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
core1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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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.