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Kashmiri vs Bengali


Bengali vs Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
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
-  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17  
14
11  
8

How Many Consonants
27  
17
40  
29

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
سہا مسا  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Hach ch'i  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
مهربانی کر  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Khuda hāfiz  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Poguli  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
6,100,000.00  
99+
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rambani  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
India  
India  

How Many People Speak
5,600,000.00  
36
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.60 million  
99+
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
5.42 million  
99+
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
19.00 million  
31

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
kashmiri  
bengali  

German Name
Kaschmiri  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]  
[ˈbeŋɡali]  

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
12th Century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Kashmiri  
Bengali  

Language Position
23  
21
4  
4

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ks  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
kas  
ben  

ISO 639 3
kas  
ben  

ISO 639 6
kas  
ben  

Glottocode
kash1277  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kashmiri and Bengali Language History

Comparison of Kashmiri vs Bengali language history gives us differences between origin of Kashmiri and Bengali language. History of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century whereas history of Bengali language states that this language originated in 1000–1200 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kashmiri and Bengali Language History.

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Kashmiri and Bengali 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 Kashmiri and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Bengali language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kashmiri vs Bengali Difficulty

The Kashmiri vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kashmiri Alphabets and Bengali 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 Kashmiri and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kashmiri and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kashmiri is 44 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.

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