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
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
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Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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 and Assamese
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4251
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1111
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3140
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
ଦୟାକରି
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Chakma
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ganjami
Hajong
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
33,800,000.0071,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kosli
Rarhi
Where They Speak
India
India
How Many People Speak
520,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
825
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.50 %3.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
33.00 million196.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
35.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
oriya
bengali
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Odias
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
3 BC
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
Standard Odia
Bengali
Language Position
324
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
or
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ori
ben
ISO 639 2/B
ori
ben
ISO 639 3
ori
ben
ISO 639 6
ori
ben
Glottocode
macr1269
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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