Countries
India, Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Pakistan
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Pakistan
India
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
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
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
خوش آمديد
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
براہ مہربانی
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
الوداع
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Hajong
Where They Speak
India
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Asia
India
Native Name
اُردُو
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Bihari
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
ourdou
bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Not available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
12th Century CE
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Bengali
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
beng1280
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Bengali Speaking population
Urdu and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Bengali on Urdu vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Bengali Language Codes
Urdu and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.