The beginning and end of the Bengali language and then Banglish

Introduction:-

Different languages are spoken in different countries all over the world. Bengali is the only language among all the languages that is sitting on the golden peak of glory by being recognized as the international mother tongue with dignity and honor, but it is being neglected and deprived in its own country every day. Although the English language established its rule in the whole world, it did not sacrifice blood for the language. On the other hand, Bengali is the only language, though it is the language of a small minority, for which fresh life has been shed, the streets have been stained with blood. That is why Bengali language has gained the glory of international mother tongue. After so many sacrifices, how much do we value this language even if we get the creation of the international mother tongue? The way we pronounce the Bengali language these days while adding a touch of modernity cannot be called Bengali language but it is better to call it Banglish. Bengali language is not a new language, it has a lot of depth at the beginning and end.

Where did Bengali language come from:-

Bengali is the national language of Barak Valley in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam, including Bangladesh. Besides, Bengali speaking people are widely scattered in different regions of India, Europe, America, Middle East countries. To find the beginning of this spoken language of about 300 million Bengalis worldwide, we have to go back more than five and a half thousand years. In this month of the glorious Bengali language movement, let us know about the origin and development of the very ancient Bengali language.

Origin of Bengali language:-

The Bengali language can be traced back to 3500 BC in the Indo-European language family. Bengali linguists believe that Bengali is derived from Indo-Aryan languages such as Magadhi Prakrit and Pali, although there is a legend of its origin directly from Sanskrit. Indo-Aryan is a major branch of the Indo-Iranian language subdivision, which is the eastern variant of the Indo-European language family. According to eminent linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterjee, the Vedic and Sanskrit dialects can be considered representative of the ancient Indo-Aryan period. Middle Indo-Aryan languages include various forms of Prakrit, including Pali, found in inscriptions of Emperor Ashoka and the Theravada Buddhist canon. When Bengal was part of the Magadha kingdom in the first millennium BC, Bengal was heavily influenced by Middle Indo-Aryan dialects. These dialects are known as Magadhi Prakrit and were the languages spoken by the people of modern Bengal, Bihar, and Assam. It is this language that is a derivative form of the Ardha-Magadhi Prakrit, from which Apabhramsha arose towards the end of the first millennium. Then over time Bengali language was born as an independent language from this corruption.

Evolution of Bengali language:-

The evolution of the Bengali language can be divided into three stages; Old, Middle and Modern Bengali.Old Bengali was the literary language of the priests and scholars of Bengal in 650 AD. Very few traces of the literature of this period now remain. Charyapa is the only one found among the oldest artifacts. It is a collection of poems based on Buddhism, believed to have been written between the eighth and twelfth centuries.

The Sultanate of Muslims began in Bengal in the fourteenth century. The Sultanate declared Bengali as the official court language of the region. In this sequence Bengali gradually became the local language of Bengal. When the Mughals conquered Bengal in the 16th century, the Bengali language was mixed with the Persian language. The modern form of the present Bengali language is found in the dialect spoken in the Nadia region of Bengal during the Battle of Palashi in 1757. This language has two parts; Clean and running. These are based mainly on Magadhi Prakrit and Pali along with Turkish, Portuguese, Persian and English. From 1947 to 1952, the Bengali language movement fostered Bengali nationalism in East Bengal, demanding that Bengali be made the official language. As a result, Bangladesh was born in 1971 after nine months of liberation war. In 1999, UNESCO recognized 21 February as International Mother Language Day in recognition of the language movement.

Dialects of Bengali:-

Dialects are formed on the basis of regional differences in spoken Bengal. Linguist Suniti Kumar Chatterjee divides the East Magadhi language dialects into four groups; Rahi, Bangia, Kamarupi and Barendri. The dialects of the southwestern Rari or Nadia region form the basis of modern standard spoken Bengali. Barisal, Chittagong, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions of eastern and south-eastern parts of Bangladesh use the dialect of West Bengal. Some forms of Bengali evolved with Chatgaia and Chakma tones. Rangpuri, Kharia Thar, and Mal Pahariya are closely related to West Bengali dialects but are treated as separate languages. Similarly, Hajong is a separate language, though similar to the dialects of North Bengal. During the standardization of Bengal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the cultural center of Bengal was in the British city of Calcutta. The standard form currently adopted in both West Bengal and Bangladesh is based mainly on the west-central dialect of Nadia district. Over a long evolution of about 1300 years, the Bengali language has been associated with a large number of indigenous and foreign words. After many centuries, Bengal got its final form in the 19th century in the hands of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Vidyasagar. Today Bengali is a unique language with its own characteristics in the history of human civilization. Bengali is the mother tongue of about 300 million people and the second language spoken by 3.7 million people worldwide. Among the world's languages, Bengali ranks fifth as the most spoken mother tongue and sixth as the only spoken language.

Conclusion:-

It is because of this Bangladesh that the Bengali language has achieved its fullness after passing through a long journey and establishing itself in the international arena today. We are the claimants of the international transformation of this old language of 3500 BC. We have been able to assess how much of this language we have standing in the place of demand. The last part of the name of the place where this language is researched (Bangla Academy) is a foreign word. BLOOD FOR LANGUAGE A man goes to the gallows in a trial of law and cannot know precisely what the verdict is against him because the copy of the verdict is written in English. Doctor Babu is also writing medical papers in English. Alas, the Bengali language of Sadh gained in exchange for blood. A clear demand in Yabanika is not to make Bengali an international language on paper but to ensure the open use of this language in all areas of society from the judiciary to medical documents. And those of us who combine Bengali with foreign languages in the name of modernity, please let us use Bengali as Bengali with full dignity in this language month. Take an oath not to Banglish the Bengali language.