নমস্কার!
say it: “NO-mosh-kar”
Bengali
in its own words: বাংলা
- Speakers
- 270 million (estimate)
- Family
- Indo-European – Indo-Aryan
- Vitality
- Safe
- Where it is spoken
- Bangladesh, India, Nepal
- Script
- Bangla
- Official language
- Bangladesh, India (regional)
Fun fact
International Mother Language Day (UNESCO, 21 February) commemorates the 1952 demonstration in Dhaka for the recognition of Bengali.