Language Information
Bengali (also called Bangla) is the language native to the region of Bengal, which includes Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and southern Assam. Bengali is one of the most spoken languages in the world, ranking currently as the fifth most spoken native language with approximately 230 million speakers. The language is written using the Bengali-Assamese script.
At Indiana University, several levels of Bengali are offered regularly through the Dhar India Studies Program.