Bengali language
Spoken language
Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. Wikipedia
Region: Bangladesh, West Bengal, Tripura, and more
Language families: Indo-European languages, Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Iranian languages, and more
Early forms: Magadhi Prakrit: Magadhan Apabhraṃśa > Abahaṭṭha > Old Bengali > Middle Bengali
Native to: Bangladesh and India
Speakers: L1: 240 million (2011–2021); L2: 41 million (2011–2021)
Writing system: Bengali–Assamese script; Bengali Braille; Alternative and historic scripts