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বাংলা · Bengali (Eastern Nagari) script · Indo-Aryan family

বাংলা

Key facts
ScriptBengali (Eastern Nagari)
FamilyIndo-Aryan
Speakers (Census 2011)9,72,37,669 (8.03%)
In Eighth Schedule since1950
Classical since2024
Official inWest Bengal, Tripura, Barak Valley of Assam
Greetingনমস্কার (nomoshkar)

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