Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
5126
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
118
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4016
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
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 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Kia ora
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Laafi bala
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Kia ora
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Ne y yibeogo
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
gafare
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
gafare
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Chakma
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
330,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hajong
Saremde
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
71,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rarhi
Taolende
Where They Speak
India
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
230,000,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
258
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
215.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
3.11 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
196.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
19.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Mosse
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
bengali
moré
German Name
Bengali
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Mossi
Origin
1000–1200 CE
11th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Branch
Indic
Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Mossi
Language Position
437
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Bengali
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bn
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ben
mos
ISO 639 2/B
ben
mos
ISO 639 3
ben
mos
ISO 639 6
ben
mos
Glottocode
beng1280
moss1236
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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