Bengali_alphabet
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The Bengali script or Bangla alphabet is the standard writing system used to write the Bengali language, and has historically been used to write Sanskrit within Bengal. An estimated 300 million people use this syllabic alphabet, which makes it the 5th most commonly used writing system in the world. It is the sole national script of Bangladesh and one of the official scripts of India, specifically
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| Bengali alphabet বাংলা বর্ণমালা বা লিপি | |
|---|---|
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| Script type | Abugida |
Period | 11th century to the present |
| Direction | Left-to-right  |
| Official script | for Bengali language and Meitei language |
| Region | Bengal |
| Languages | Bengali, Sanskrit, Kokborok, Kudmali, Hajong, Bishnupriya Manipuri, Meitei, Magahi |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Assamese and Tirhuta |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Beng (325), Bengali (Bangla) |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Bengali |
| U+0980–U+09FF | |
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