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Bengali Language

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Extinct: no
Family: Indo-European
Branch: Indic
Continent: Asia
Country: Bangladesh
 
Region: Western. Also spoken in India, Malawi, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA.
Countries Where Spoken: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Singapore
Countries Where Official: Bangladesh
   
Native Speakers: 100,000,000
Speakers Total: 171,070,202
  
Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 372
Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 372
Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 781
Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 1,292
  
Three Letter Code: BEN
Alternative Names: Banga-Bhasa, Bangala, Bangla
Dialects: Kumux (kumkh), Vicxin (vitskhin), Vixlin (vikhlin), Ashtikulin, Balxar-calakan (balkar-tsalakan)., Imeretian, Racha-lexchxum (lechkhum), Gurian, Adzhar (acharian), Imerxev Kartlian, Kaxetian (kakhetian), Ingilo, Tush, Xevsur (kheysur), Moxev (mokhev), Pshav, Mtiul, Ferejdan, Meskhur-javakhuri., None, None, Upper Bal, Lower Bal, Lashx, Lentex., None, Jharawan, Kalat, Sarawan., Ploskost, Itumkala (shatoi), Melkhin, Kistin, Cheberloi, Akkin (aux)., Betul, Chindwara, Mandla, Seoni, Amravati, Bhandara, Nagpur, Yavatmal, Sironcha, Nirmal (adilabad), Bhamragarh, Utnoor, Aheri, Rajura, Etapally Gondi., Khondi, Gumsai, Kui (lerabaing, Buraga), Kiramang (kramang), Batulolong., Berad, Dasari, Dommara, Golari, Kamathi, Komtao, Konda-reddi, Salewari, Telangana, Telugu, Vadaga, Vadari, Srikakula, Vishakapatnam, East Godaveri, Rayalseema, Nellore, Guntur., Adi Dravida, Aiyar, Aiyangar, Arava, Burgandi, Kasuva, Kongar, Korava, Korchi, Madrasi, Parikala, Pattapu Bhasha, Tamil, Sri Lanka Tamil, Malaya Tamil, Burma Tamil, South Africa Tamil, Tigalu, Harijan, Sanketi, Hebbar, Mandyam Brahmin, Secunderabad Brahmi, Malabar, Nagari-malayalam, Malayalam, South Kerala, Central Kerala, North Kerala, Kayavar, Namboodiri, Moplah, Pulaya, Nasrani, Nayar., Bijapur, Jeinu Kuruba, Aine Kuruba., Tulu, Bellari., None, Aukshtaitish (aukshtaichiai, Aukstaitiskai, Highland Lithuanian), Dzukish (dzukiskai), Shamaitish (samogitian, Zhemaitish, Zemaitis, Zemaitiskai, Zemachiai, Lowland Lithuanian), Suvalkietiskai., West Latvian (central Latvian), East Latvian (high Latvian, Latgalian)., Leonais, Tregorrois, Vannetais, Cornouaillais., None, Lusernese Cimbrian, Tredici Communi Cimbrian (tauch), Sette Comuni Cimbrian., Jharwa (pidgin), Mayang, Standard Assamese, Western Assamese., Arbanasi (zadar), Srem (syrmia), Camerija, Korca., Arbanasi (zadar), Srem (syrmia), Camerija, Korca. Reported To Be Inherently Unintelligible With Gheg Albanian And Partially Intelligible With Arvanitika Albanian Of Greece. Not Intelligible With Arbėreshė Of Italy. Tosk Has Been The Basis Of The Official Language For Standard Albanian Since 1952., None, Languages Or Dialects In The Bengali Group According To Grierson: Central (standard) Bengali, Western Bengali (kharia Thar, Mal Paharia, Saraki), Southwestern Bengali, Northern Bengali (koch, Siripuria), Rajbanshi, Bahe, Eastern Bengali (east Central, Including Sylhetti), Haijong, Southeastern Bengali (chakma), Ganda, Vanga, Chittagonian (possible Dialect Of Southeastern Bengali).,
 
Summary: Taught in primary schools. Bengali script. Bible: 1809–2000. Muslim.

  
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