Bengali language - Wikipedia
Bengali, [a] also known by its endonym Bangla (বাংলা, Bāṅlā, ⓘ), is a classical Indo-Aryan language from the Indo-European language family native to the Bengal region of South Asia. With over 237 million native speakers and another 41 million as second language speakers as of 2024, [1] Bengali is the fifth most spoken native language and the seventh most spoken language by …
Bengali language | History, Writing System & Dialects | Britannica
Dec 19, 2024 · Bengali language, member of the Indo-Aryan group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by more than 210 million people as a first or second language, with some 100 million Bengali speakers in Bangladesh; about 85 million in India, primarily in the states of
Bengali alphabet, pronunciation and language - Omniglot
Bengali is an eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in Bangladesh and northern Indian. There are about 250 million native speakers of Bengali, and another 41 million people speak it as a second langauge.
History of Bengali language - Wikipedia
Bengali is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language that originated from the Middle Indo-Aryan language in the 7th century. After the conquest of Nadia in 1204 AD, Islamic rule began in Bengal, which influenced the Bengali language.
Bengali language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
Bengali is the most eastern Indo-Aryan language from South Asia. It developed from a language called Pali. Bengali is spoken in Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, parts of Assam and Jharkhand and in the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Bengali | South Asian Languages and Civilizations - University of …
Bengali (aka Bangla) is spoken in northeastern India and Bangladesh by over 200 million speakers, and thus ranks 6th in number of native speakers in the world. It is linguistically related to Sanskrit and has had a rich history as a literary language since the close of the first millennium.
Bengali language - New World Encyclopedia
Bengali or Bangla is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. Bengali is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh and the Indian state of …
Bengali | Language, Cuisine & History | Britannica
Jan 7, 2025 · The Bengali people speak dialects of Bangla—as they call the Bengali language —which belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. The Bengali are of diverse origin, having emerged from the confluence of various communities that entered the region over the course of many centuries.
The Fascinating History of the Bengali Language - ITAC
Aug 13, 2024 · In this blog post, we will explore the historical journey of the Bengali language, tracing its origins, development, and the pivotal moments that have shaped it into the language spoken by millions today.
Bangla Language - Banglapedia
Bangla is the state language of bangladesh and one of 18 languages listed in the Indian Constitution. It is the administrative language of the Indian states of Tripura and west bengal as well as one of the administrative languages of Kachar district, Assam.