Countries
Nigeria
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Nigeria
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
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
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Not Available
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
kedụ
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
dalụ
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
ka chi fo
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Biko
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
Ndo
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
Not Available
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Not present
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Not Available
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
30th Century BC
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Bengali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Igbo and Bengali Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Bengali Speaking population
Igbo and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Bengali on Igbo vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Bengali Language Codes
Igbo and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.