short note on evolution of Bengali.
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Bengali (/bɛŋˈɡɔːli/),[7] also known by its endonym Bangla (/ˈbɑːŋlɑː/; বাংলা[ˈbaŋla] ( listen)), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian subcontinent. It is the official and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh, and second most widely spoken of the 22 scheduled languages of India, behind Hindi.[3] Within India, Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal[8]. And also in Tripura and in the district of Barak Valley in the state of Assam due to presence of Bengali refugee population[9]. It is also the most widely spoken language in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands[8] and is spoken by significant minorities in other states including Jharkhand, Mizoram, and Meghalaya.
With more than 200 million speakers,[1] Bengali is usually counted as the seventh most spoken native language in the world by population.[11]
With more than 200 million speakers,[1] Bengali is usually counted as the seventh most spoken native language in the world by population.[11]
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Evolution of Bengali:
• Bengali is a language derived from the word Bangla. It is an Indo-Aryan language.
• Bengali is an Ancient language and it is evolved as a distinct language by the course of time.
• Bengali evolved between 1000CE to 1200 CE from Sanskrit and Magadhi Prakrit.
• This language is native to Bangladesh. The Parliament of Bangladesh proposed that Bengali is their official language.
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