Countries
Countries
India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
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
NA
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4751
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
811
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3140
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
NA2
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
18 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
નમસ્તે (namaste)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
બાય (Bāya)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Kathiyawadi
Chakma
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
NA330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Kharwa
Hajong
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
NA71,000.00
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
-9999
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Not Available
India
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
825
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million215.00 million
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
0.74 %3.11 %
0.11
89
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Native Speakers
50.00 million196.00 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
NA19.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
goudjrati
bengali
German Name
Gujarati-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
Not available
Ethnicity
Gujaratis
Bengalis (Bengali people)
History
Origin
15
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Indic
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Gujarati
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati
Bengali
Language Position
234
1
120
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Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
gu
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
guj
ben
ISO 639 2/B
guj
ben
ISO 639 3
guj
ben
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
guja1252
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available