Bangladesh Languages

Description
The predominant language of Bangladesh is Bengali (also known as Bangla). The Chakma language is another native of Bangladesh. Other tribal languages include Garo, Meitei, Kokborok and Rakhine. Urdu has a significant heritage in Bangladesh.


 * Bengali - one of the easternmost branches of the Indo-European language family. Bengali is written using the Bengali script.


 * Chakma - an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Chakma and Daingnet people. It is spoken by nearly 320,000 people in southeast Bangladesh. It is written using the Chakma script, which is also called Ajhā Pāṭh, sometimes romanised Ojhopath.


 * Urdu - the use of Urdu became controversial during the Bengali Language Movement, when the people of East Bengal resisted attempts to impose Urdu as the main official language. In modern Bangladesh, the Urdu-speaking community is restricted to the country's Bihari community.

Alphabet and Pronunciation

 * Bengali Script Alphabet - Wikipedia
 * Chakma Script Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
 * Chakma Language Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia
 * Urdu Language Vowels and Consonants - Wikipedia

Online Language Resources
Bengali


 * Bengali language resources
 * Bengali language overview
 * Bengali basics and grammar
 * Bengali Dictionary online
 * Bengali Romanization Table
 * Bengali Romanization Converter