Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
South Africa
National Language
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
India
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Molo
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Unjani
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Molo
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Ndicela
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
India
South Africa
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
bengali
xhosa
German Name
Bengali
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
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Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
1000–1200 CE
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
beng1280
xhos1239
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Bengali and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Xhosa Speaking population
Bengali and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Bengali vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Xhosa Language Codes
Bengali and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.