Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Nigeria
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
e dupe
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
e kaasan
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
e kaaro
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Jowo
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
binu
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Chakma
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Benin, Togo
Where They Speak
India
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
bengali
yoruba
German Name
Bengali
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Yoruba people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
yoru1245
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
Bengali and Yoruba Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Yoruba language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Bengali vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Yoruba Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.