Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
5127
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
116
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4015
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Nongale haugatl
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Saobiganu
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Chatcharage
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Chakma
Loi
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
330,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Pangal
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
71,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
256
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
215.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.11 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
196.00 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
19.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
bengali
Meithei
German Name
Bengali
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Meithei people
Origin
1000–1200 CE
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Indic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Standard Meithei
Language Position
438
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
bn
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
mni
ISO 639 2/B
ben
mni
ISO 639 3
ben
mni
ISO 639 6
ben
mni
Glottocode
beng1280
mani1292
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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