| ISO 639-1: | bn |
| ISO 639-2: | ben |
| English: | Bengali |
| French: | bengali |
The code ben is classified in ISO 639 as an individual language code.
This code corresponds to the following language in the Ethnologue:
| BENGALI | [BNG] Bangladesh. 100,000,000 in Bangladesh (1994 UBS), 98% of the population (1990 WA). Population total all countries 207,000,000 first language speakers (1999 WA), 211,000,000 including second language speakers (1999 WA). Alternate names: BANGA-BHASA, BANGALA, BANGLA. Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bengali-Assamese. More information. |
The following 4 languages have a name, alternate name, or dialect name (in at least one country) that is similar to the name for this ISO code, but they are not encompassed by the code. Click on "More information" to learn the appropriate ISO 639 code for the given language.
| CHITTAGONIAN | [CIT] Bangladesh. 14,000,000 (1998 H. Ebersole). Population total both countries 14,000,000. Alternate names: CHITTAGONIAN BENGALI. Dialects: ROHINGA (AKYAB). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bengali-Assamese. More information. |
| CHITTAGONIAN | [CIT] Bangladesh. 14,000,000 (1998 H. Ebersole). Population total both countries 14,000,000. Alternate names: CHITTAGONIAN BENGALI. Dialects: ROHINGA (AKYAB). Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern zone, Bengali-Assamese. More information. |
| NAGA PIDGIN | [NAG] India. Used by most of the 500,000 speakers of 29 Naga languages as second language (1989 J. Holm). Alternate names: NAGAMESE, NAGA-ASSAMESE, NAGA CREOLE ASSAMESE, KACHARI BENGALI, BODO. Classification: Creole, Assamese based. More information. |
| NAGA PIDGIN | [NAG] India. Used by most of the 500,000 speakers of 29 Naga languages as second language (1989 J. Holm). Alternate names: NAGAMESE, NAGA-ASSAMESE, NAGA CREOLE ASSAMESE, KACHARI BENGALI, BODO. Classification: Creole, Assamese based. More information. |
