Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Ireland
Second Language
India
Ireland
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
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Foras na Gaeilge
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 Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5118
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
115
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4013
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
25
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Dia dhuit
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
le do thoil
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Tá brón orm
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Slán
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Chakma
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Connacht
How Many People Speak
330,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Munster
How Many People Speak
71,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
India
Ulster
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
254
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
215.00 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.11 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
196.00 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
bengali
irlandais moyen
German Name
Bengali
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Irish people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Celtic
Branch
Indic
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Bengali
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
425
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
gle
ISO 639 2/B
ben
gle
ISO 639 3
ben
gle
ISO 639 6
ben
gle
Glottocode
beng1280
iris1253
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional