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PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:29 pm


Welcome to the Bengali General Discussion! This is where we discuss everything related to the Bengali language, including, but not limited to:

-asking specific questions about Bengali vocabulary and grammar (people who can speak Bengali fluently can help answer others' questions)
-recommendations for Bengali dictionaries, websites, etc
-and everything else about the beautiful language! icon_3nodding.gif

Please note that although speaking in Bengali is allowed here, it is not mandatory.

Let's start off with a few facts about the Bengali language:

Spoken in: Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, southern Assam- also known as Barak Valley, and part of Tripura.

Total number of speakers: 230 million

Language Family: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Eastern Group, Bengali-Assamese, Bengali

Regulated by: Bangla Academy (Bangladesh)
Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi (West Bengal)
PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:34 pm


WEBSITES



general information about the Bengali language -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengali_language

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:36 pm


DICTIONARIES/GRAMMAR BOOKS ETC
PostPosted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:40 pm


If anyone here has any other recommendations for websites/dictionaries/grammar books etc, please feel free to tell us about them in this thread.

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