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Sign in to saveBengalis ( ), also rendered as endonym Bangalee, are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the Bengal region of South Asia. The current population is divided between the sovereign country Bangladesh and the Indian regions of West Bengal, Tripura, Barak Valley of Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and parts of Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand. Most speak Bengali, a classical language from the Indo-Aryan language family.
Bengalis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic and linguistic group whose cultural roots and homeland are in the Bengal region of South Asia, primarily in present-day Bangladesh and several Indian states and territories. The group is united by a shared language, Bengali, and represents a significant population distributed across multiple countries and regions in South Asia.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Bengalis
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- bn
- Ethnic group.region1
- Bangladesh
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 175 million (2024 est.) Total Bangladeshi Bengalis- 190–195 million
- Ethnic group.region2
- India
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 118 million (2026 est.) West Bengal - 90 million (2026 est.) Other states - 28 million (2026 est.)
- Ethnic group.region3
- Pakistan
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 3 million
- Ethnic group.region4
- Saudi Arabia
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 2,116,192
- Ethnic group.region5
- United Arab Emirates
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 1,090,000
- Ethnic group.region6
- Malaysia
- Ethnic group.pop6
- 1,000,000
- Ethnic group.region7
- United States
- Ethnic group.pop7
- 750,000
- Ethnic group.region8
- Oman
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- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Native language
- Bangla
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Country
- India
- Population
- 230000000
- Image
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- Residence
- Bengal
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- Bengali people
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- Category:Bengali people
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