Question

How did Bengali develop as a regional language? ​

Answer 1

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Bengali is derived from Sanskrit, because in the 3rd and the 4th centuries, Bengal developed commercial relations with Magadha (now Bihar) where Sanskrit was spoken. ... So Persian became the official, written language and Bengali became the regional, spoken language.

Answer 2

Answer:

Bengali is derived from Sanskrit, because in the 3rd and the 4th centuries, Bengal developed commercial relations with Magadha (now Bihar) where Sanskrit was spoken.

In the 4th century, Brahmanas settled in Bengal and made Sanskritic influence stronger. In the 7th century, the Chinese traveller Xuan Zang travelled in Bengal and he wrote in his travel journals that Sanskrit and other related languages were spoken almost all over Bengal.

In 1586, Akbar conquered Bengal. So Persian became the official, written language and Bengali became the regional, spoken language.

By the end of the 15th century, many dialects had become one language that we call Bengali, and it was spoken in the huge area that we now call West Bengal.

Early Bengali literature can be divided into two parts. One is based mostly on Sanskrit and was composed between the 15th and the 18th centuries, such as Mangalakavyas (auspicious poems translated from Sanskrit) or Bhakti literature. The other (the Nath literature, folk tales, fairy tales, ballads, etc.) is independent of Sanskrit and it was used orally.

This shows how Bengali is made from Sanskrit, Persian, and many European and even Indian tribal languages.