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Sundanese and Bengali


Bengali and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Indonesia  
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
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Assamese and Oriya  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
16  
6
40  
29

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  

Thank You
Nuhun  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  

Please
Mangga  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  

Sorry
Hapunten  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  

Excuse Me
Punten  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Banten  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
330,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
71,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
India  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
230,000,000.00  
1

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
3.11 %  
8

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
196.00 million  
7

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
19.00 million  
31

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  

French Name
soundanais  
bengali  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Bengali  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[ˈbeŋɡali]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Bengalis (Bengali people)  

History

Origin
5th century AD  
1000–1200 CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Abahatta, Old Bengali  

Standard Forms
Sundanese  
Bengali  

Language Position
42  
39
4  
4

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Signed Bengali  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
bn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
ben  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
ben  

ISO 639 3
sun  
ben  

ISO 639 6
sun  
ben  

Glottocode
sund1251  
beng1280  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-u  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Sundanese and Bengali Speaking population

Sundanese and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Bengali on Sundanese vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Bengali Language Codes

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

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