Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Pakistan
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Pakistan
Second Language
India
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
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
India
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
معاف کرنا
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
الوداع
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
معاف کیجئے گا
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
India
Dialect 2
Hajong
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
South Asia
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Bihari
French Name
bengali
ourdou
Pronunciation
Not available
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Not Available
Origin
1000–1200 CE
12th Century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
urdu1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Bengali and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Urdu Speaking population
Bengali and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Bengali vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Urdu Language Codes
Bengali and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.