Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common
বাংলা ভাষা
/bangla bhasha/Roman
English meaning: Bengali Language
Definition
An Indo-Aryan language spoken by approximately 230 million people worldwide, making it the 7th most spoken language globally. It is the official language of Bangladesh and the state language of West Bengal. Bengali script is derived from Brahmi and has a 1,000-year literary tradition.
Example
“বাংলা বিশ্বের সপ্তম বৃহত্তম ভাষা।”
In English: “Bengali is the seventh largest language in the world.”
Literary Heritage
“মাতৃভাষার মধুর সুর, হৃদয়ে জাগে অমৃতধুর।”
/Matribhashar madhur sur, hridaye jage amritadhur./
“The sweet melody of mother tongue awakens nectar in the heart.”
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Language information
- Language
- বাংলা
- Bengali
- Script
- Bengali
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 270M