Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Nigeria
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
e dupe
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
e kaasan
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
e kaaro
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Jowo
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
binu
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Chakma
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
India
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
bengali
yoruba
German Name
Bengali
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
yoru1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Bengali and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bengali and Yoruba Speaking population
Bengali and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Bengali vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bengali and Yoruba Language Codes
Bengali and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bengali and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.