Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
India
Karnataka
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5160
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1119
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4041
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Telugu Script
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)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Chakma
Waddar
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
330,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
71,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2538
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
215.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
bengali
télougou
German Name
Bengali
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Telugu people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Bengali
Telugu
Language Position
415
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
tel
ISO 639 2/B
ben
tel
ISO 639 3
ben
tel
ISO 639 6
ben
tel
Glottocode
beng1280
telu1262
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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