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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish
4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
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1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
1.4 Second Language
India
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
1.6 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
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
Tamil
51
Rank: 30 (Overall)
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2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
Thai
11
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Hebrew
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2.3.2 How Many Consonants
Hmong
40
Rank: 29 (Overall)
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2.4 Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
Armenian
2
Rank: 1 (Overall)
Bengali
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2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
Chinese
44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall)
Cebuano
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3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
3.2 Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
3.3 How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
3.4 Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
3.5 Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
3.7 Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
3.8 Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
3.9 Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
3.10 Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
3.11 I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
3.12 Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Chakma
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
330,000.00
Rank: 36 (Overall)
Macedonian
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4.2 Dialect 2
Hajong
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
Chinese
71,000.00
Rank: 36 (Overall)
Dzongkha
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4.3 Dialect 3
Rarhi
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
Swedish
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
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4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
English
25
Rank: 21 (Overall)
Sanskrit
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5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
English
215.00 million
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.2 Speaking Population
Croatian
3.11 %
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Xhosa
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5.3 Native Speakers
Chinese
196.00 million
Rank: 7 (Overall)
Abkhaz
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5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
English
19.00 million
Rank: 16 (Overall)
Finnish
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5.3.2 Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
5.3.4 French Name
bengali
5.3.5 German Name
Bengali
5.4 Pronunciation
Not available
5.5 Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
6 History
6.1 Origin
1000–1200 CE
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
Indic
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Bengali
6.3.3 Language Position
Georgian
4
Rank: 4 (Overall)
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6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
bn
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
ben
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
ben
7.3 ISO 639 3
ben
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
beng1280
7.6 Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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Origin of Bengali language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Bengali language is one of the Best Languages to Learn. The origin of Bengali language states that it was put to use in 1000–1200 CE. The history of Bengali language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Bengali Language History.The evolution of Bengali language began with early forms such as Abahatta, Old Bengali. Bengali is the standard form of Bengali language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Bengali Language.

Bengali population

Bengali population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Bengali language. Bengali language is spoken by 215.00 million people in the world. Most of the Bengali population lies in the Bengali Speaking Countries. Bengali language is spoken as first language by 196.00 million people and as second language by about 19.00 million people. Get to know Bengali speaking population in detail.

Bengali writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Bengali writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Bengali language. Some languages share common writing systems. Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives script is used by Bengali language. Learn more about . 

Information about Bengali language

Check out all the information about Bengali language here. You may find it interesting to learn Bengali Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Bengali Speaking Countries, Bengali speaking continents and Bengali Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Bengali countries knowing common Bengali Greetings will help you in communicating with Bengali people.

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