Countries
Philippines
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Philippines
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2151
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
511
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1640
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
22
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Salamat
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Palihug
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
Babay
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Chakma
Where They Speak
Bohol
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Hajong
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Rarhi
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
India
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
425
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %3.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million196.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million19.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
cebuano
bengali
German Name
Cebuano
Bengali
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
16th century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Bengali
Language Position
624
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
ben
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
ben
ISO 639 3
ceb
ben
ISO 639 6
ceb
ben
Glottocode
cebu1242
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data Available
59-AAF-u
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-