Languages of Bangladesh
| Languages of Bangladesh | |
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| Official languages | Bengali |
| National languages | Bengali |
| Regional languages | Chittagonian, Sylheti, Rangpuri |
| Minority languages |
38 Minority languages Arakanese, Assamese, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Chakma, Hajong, Tangchangya, Oraon Sadri, Khasi, Koda, Mundari, Pnar, Santali, War-Jaintia, Kurukh, Sauria Paharia, A'Tong, Chak, Chin, Asho, Bawm, Falam, Haka, Khumi, Koch, Garo, Megam, Meitei Manipuri, Mizo, Mru, Pangkhua, Kok Borok, Riang, Tippera and Usoi |
| Main immigrant languages | Bihari • Burmese • Rohingya |
| Main foreign languages | English • Arabic |
| Sign languages | Bengali Sign language |
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38 Minority languages
The official national language of Bangladesh is Bangla. It serves as the lingua franca of the nation, with 98% of Bangladeshis fluent in Standard Bangla or Bangla dialects as their native language.
English in Bangladesh, though having no official status, is prevalent across government, law, business, media and education.Arabic is also used widely as an integral part of religious instruction in daily life. The indigenous people of northern and southeastern Bangladesh speak a variety of native languages.
Bangla is spoken by more than 98% of the country's inhabitants. There are also some Eastern Indic language varieties, which are variously classified either as dialects of Bangla or separate but closely related languages. They can be thought of forming a dialect continuum.
The indigenous languages of the region are members of the Austroasiatic, Dravidian and Tibeto-Burman families. Most of these languages are spoken in mountainous areas.
While the more widely spoken and better-known Austroasiatic languages are spoken in Southeast Asia (e.g. Khmer and Vietnamese), smaller languages of that family are spoken by indigenous communities of northern and eastern Bangladesh.
Two Dravidian languages are spoken by indigenous communities of western Bangladesh.
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