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Marathi and Bengali


Bengali and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

National Language
India  
Bangladesh, India  

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius  
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
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and 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
Konkani Language  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
11  
8

How Many Consonants
36  
26
40  
29

Scripts
Devanagari  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
बाय (Bāya)  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Kokan  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Vidarbha  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00  
99+
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Khandesh  
India  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
42  
29
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million  
25
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
1.10 %  
19
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
68.00 million  
16
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
19.00 million  
31

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
marathe  
bengali  

German Name
Marathi  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  
[ˈbeŋɡali]  

Ethnicity
Marathi people  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
10th century  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Indic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Marathi  
Bengali  

Language Position
17  
15
4  
4

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mr  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
mar  
ben  

ISO 639 3
mar  
ben  

ISO 639 6
mar  
ben  

Glottocode
mara1378  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
omr  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Bengali Speaking population

Marathi and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Bengali on Marathi vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Bengali Language Codes

Marathi and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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