This map shows the regions
of the world where Bengali is commonly spoken (red circle).
Bengali developed in the Indic family of languages from the
Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European. Its immediate ancestor
was Vedic Sanskrit. Bengali
is most closely related to Assamese,
Gujarati, Hindi,
Marathi, Punjabi,
Sindhi, Singhalese,
Romany, and Urdu.
Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh. It is one of
the three most important languages in modern India alongside
Hindi and Urdu.
| Daniel M. Short originally created this
map and the other Indo-European language charts for his website at http://www.danshort.com/.
I reproduce these images here with the author's permission, but they are
copyrighted by Daniel Short as of 2002. These charts should not be reproduced
or reused without Mr. Short's approval. You may contact him at danshort@gte.net
for more information. These images are not public domain. |