Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Galicia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5123
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
117
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4019
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
24
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks28 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Ola
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Grazas
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Que tal estás?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Boas noites
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Boa tarde
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Bos días
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Por favor
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Síntoo!
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Adeus
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Ámote
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Chakma
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
330,000.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
71,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Western Galician
Where They Speak
India
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
253
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million2.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Galego
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Galego, Gallego
French Name
bengali
galicien
German Name
Bengali
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Galician people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Bengali
Galician
Language Position
446
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
glg
ISO 639 2/B
ben
glg
ISO 639 3
ben
glg
ISO 639 6
ben
glg
Glottocode
beng1280
gali1258
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-