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Bengali

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Countries

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

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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Greetings

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)

Dialects

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
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Total No. Of Dialects

2510
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

215.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

3.11 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

196.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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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

History

Origin

1000–1200 CE
300 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Indo-Iranian
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Branch

Indic
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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

Code

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

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Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

-
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Bengali and Tamil Alphabets

Bengali and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Bengali and Tamil. In Bengali Alphabets there are 51 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Bengali and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Bengali and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Bengali and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Bengali and Tamil Speaking population

Bengali and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Bengali vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Tamil Language Codes

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