Bengali Language

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Importance of Bengali language

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The declining language

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Bengali in other countries

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The Brahmi alphabet

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Linguistic history of Bengali

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Inadequate of documentation

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Bengali Vs Language Families

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The scripts of Bengali language

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Brahmi Vs Kharosthi script

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World Languages

Bengali Language

Importance of Bengali language

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Bengali is used by the majority of the population and is an official language of West Bengal. You can come across Chinese and Burmese speakers in West Bengal but the major one is Bengali only.

The declining language

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According to the 2011 census there are about 9,72,37,669 Bengali speakers with a decline of 8.03 percent from 8.30 percent Bengali speakers in 2001. Though the language is declining, it has gained popularity with the newspapers in the state with Bengali-dailies only.

Bengali in other countries

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Bengali being a de-facto national language of India and is the 2nd official language of the Jharkhand state. It is also the sole official language of Bangladesh and the secondary language in Karachi, Pakistan.

The Brahmi alphabet

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Bengali alphabets are derived from the Brahmi alphabets closely related to the Devanagari in the 11th century AD. Later it was modernized during the 19th century. The two literary styles of Bengali include the Shadhubhôsha and Chôlitôbhasha.

Linguistic history of Bengali

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Bengali along with two other cognate languages, Assamese and Oriya besides Magadhi, Maithili and Bhojpuri form the linguistic group. Their immediate source when traced back to the Eastern Prakrit or Magadhi Prakrit developed through Magadh Apabhramsa.

Inadequate of documentation

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The inadequacy of written documents of immediate Pre-Bengali during the 16th century AD proved that there is no Magadhi Apabhramsa except a small inscription. After the 16th century AD, it was separated into three distinct periods (Old Bengali, Middle Bengali, Modern Bengali).

Bengali Vs Language Families

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Genetically, Bengali is derived from the Indo-Aryan or Indo-Iranian and Indo-European language families. When compared to ancient times, Bengali is older than Hindi but the script of Devanagari is older than that of Bengali.

The scripts of Bengali language

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The word alphabet/script (lipi in Bengali) originated from the Sanskrit meaning ‘to plaster’ or ‘to apply’ based on the scribing made on palm leaves by applying layers of ink. The Bengali scripts were engraved in two different scripts, the Brahmi and Kharosthi.

Brahmi Vs Kharosthi script

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Initially, the Brahmi script dates back to the 3rd century BC written from left to right. The Kharosthi script which was prevalent from the 3rd century BC to 3rd century AD did not give rise to any other script.

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