Bengali Language
Bengali dialects, Bengali alphabet, Bengali language
standardization, Bengali language history, and Bengali
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Bengali: The vast majority of the
people of
Number of Bengali Speakers: Over 210 million in the
world, 100 million in
Bengali Speakers: In addition to
Language Classification: Bengali belongs to the
easternmost branch, called Aryan or Indo-Iranian, of the
Indo-European family of languages.
Bengali Dialects: About six major dialects. In
Bangla, sadhu bhaasha (language of Sages) and Cholti
Bhaashaa (colloquial language).
Bengali Language History: Bengali has two literary
styles: Sadhubhasa, an elegant language based on Middle
Bengali of the sixteenth century. Chaltibhasa, the current
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Bengali Orthography: The
Bengali script originated
from Brahmi alphabet of the Asokan inscriptions. The
spelling system is based on an older version on the
language. Some vowel merges were introduced in the spoken
language which does not have a completely
phonemic
orthography.
Bengali Language Enriched by: Indian languages.
Rabindranath Tagore is a
Nobel laureate and also known by
many as the Shakespeare of India.
Bengali Standardization Efforts: The Bengali
alphabet goes back to 1778. Charles Wilkins introduced the
first printing. New forms replaced the archaic forms in the
mid-19th century.
Unique Features of Bengali: The language played an
important role in the independence activities of
Bangladeshis. This represented a resistance to Urdu language
spoken in
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