Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
West Java
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Indonesia
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
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Halo
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Nuhun
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Wilujeng énjing
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Mangga
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Hapunten
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Punten
Dialect 1
Chakma
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Banten
Dialect 2
Hajong
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bogor
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
India
Bandung
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
bengali
soundanais
German Name
Bengali
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
1000–1200 CE
5th century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Sundanese
Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Sundanese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
beng1280
sund1251
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Sundanese 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 Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Sundanese Speaking population
Bengali and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Bengali vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Sundanese Language Codes
Bengali and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.