Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
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
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
51247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1112
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4018
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Chakma
Kongu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
330,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
71,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2510
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
bengali
tamoul
German Name
Bengali
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1000–1200 CE
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Tamil
Language Position
418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
tam
ISO 639 2/B
ben
tam
ISO 639 3
ben
tam
ISO 639 6
ben
tam
Glottocode
beng1280
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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