Bengali

The language prevalently spoken by the people of the state of West Bengal is Bengali. Bengali is a Indo Aryan language derived from the alphabets of the Devanagari script. The Brahmi script also had an influence on the language. Bengali is commonly used in the state of West Bengal and in the country of Bangladesh.

Different dialects of the Bengali language is used in other states of Assam and Manipur. The language follows two styles of speaking. The sadhubhasha is the elegant form of the language and uses several words directly incorporated from the Sanskrit language. This is the traditional form of the language and is used as incantations in the ritualistic ceremonies. The style was earlier popular among the educated masses who developed the form of the language as a literary style. The use of this style is difficult and is not in use among the majority of masses. The colloquial form of the language appears in the form of the chalitbhasha. This form of the language is popular among the masses at large and developed from the speaking styles of the people of Kolkata. The style is regular and simple and differs from the traditional form in the conjugations of verbs and in the use of pronouns.

The people of the state of West Bengal use many languages to interact with each other. Hindi and English are other popular languages spoken in the state. However, the essence of the state and its people lies in the language of Bengali.