Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Somalia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
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
Yemen
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Hello
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Fadlan
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
sorry
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Chakma
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Hajong
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
India
Standard Somali
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
bengali
somali
German Name
Bengali
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Somalis
Origin
1000–1200 CE
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
beng1280
soma1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Somali Speaking population
Bengali and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Somali on Bengali vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Somali Language Codes
Bengali and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.