Languages of Bangladesh

37 languages of the index are spoken in Bangladesh; 1 has official status (Bangla). The country has about 171.5 m inhabitants (2023).

37 languages4 endangered or dormantAsiaISO BD / BGD

Official languages

benBanglaIndo-European · 106 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Bangladesh

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
panPunjabiپنجابی	`pan`	—	+15	125 m	Safe
benBanglaবাংলা	`ben`	Indo-European		106 m	1 · National
sylSylhetiꠘꠣꠉꠞꠤ ꠜꠣꠡꠣ	`syl`	Indo-European	+13	14 m	3 · Wider Communication
ctgChittagonian	`ctg`	Indo-European		13 m	3 · Wider Communication
satSantali	`sat`	Austroasiatic	+1	7.2 m	4 · Educational
sckNagpuriनागपुरी	`sck`	Indo-European	+1	7 m	3 · Wider Communication
oakNoakhali	`oak`	Indo-European		7 m
kruKurukh	`kru`	Dravidian		2 m	5 · Developing
rhgRohingya	`rhg`	Indo-European		1.8 m	6a · Vigorous
mniMeiteiꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ	`mni`	Sino-Tibetan		1.5 m	2 · Provincial
grtGaro	`grt`	Sino-Tibetan		1 m	2 · Provincial
khaKhasi	`kha`	Austroasiatic		843,000	2 · Provincial
rkiArakanese Language	`rki`	Sino-Tibetan		765,000	3 · Wider Communication
trpKokborok	`trp`	Sino-Tibetan		700,000	4 · Educational
lusMizomizo	`lus`	Sino-Tibetan		500,000	4 · Educational
pbvPnar	`pbv`	Austroasiatic		395,124	6a · Vigorous
ccpChakmaChangmha Bhach	`ccp`	Indo-European		326,000	5 · Developing
cnhHakha–Chin	`cnh`	Sino-Tibetan		125,000	3 · Wider Communication
bpyBishnupriya Manipuriবিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী	`bpy`	Indo-European		117,500	4 · Educational
ckhSak	`ckh`	Sino-Tibetan		4,000	6a · Vigorous
rktRangpuriদেশী	`rkt`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
mjtSauria Paharia	`mjt`	Dravidian			5 · Developing
amlWar	`aml`	—			6a · Vigorous
mroMru	`mro`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
aotAtong	`aot`	Sino-Tibetan			7 · Shifting
hajHajong	`haj`	Indo-European			5 · Developing
kdqKoch	`kdq`	Sino-Tibetan			6a · Vigorous
bgrBawm	`bgr`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
cdzKoda	`cdz`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
tnvTanchangya	`tnv`	Indo-European			6a · Vigorous
pkhPangkhu	`pkh`	Sino-Tibetan			6b · Threatened
cnkKhumi	`cnk`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
eklKol	`ekl`	Austroasiatic			6a · Vigorous
riaRiang	`ria`	Sino-Tibetan			5 · Developing
mjxMahali	`mjx`	Austroasiatic			6b · Threatened
rmzMarma	`rmz`	Sino-Tibetan			3 · Wider Communication
sdrOraon Sadri	`sdr`	Indo-European			5 · Developing

37 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata