Borrowed from Classical Persian بنگاله (bangālah), ultimately derived from Sanskrit वङ्ग (vaṅga) + Bengali আল (al, “mound”) + the Persian suffix ـی (-i). Compare Bengali বাঙ্গালী (baṅgalī), Arabic بَنْغَالِيّ (banḡāliyy), Persian بنگالی (bangâli), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī).
বঙালী • (boṅali)
বঙালী • (boṅali)
| Indefinite forms | Definite forms | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| numeral | non-numeral (plural) | ||||||||
| singular | plural | informal | |||||||
| absolutive | বঙালী boṅali |
বঙালীগৰাকী boṅaligoraki |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকী boṅalikeigoraki |
বঙালীবোৰ boṅalibür |
বঙালীবিলাক boṅalibilak | ||||
| ergative | বঙালীয়ে boṅalie |
বঙালীগৰাকীয়ে boṅaligorakie |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকীয়ে boṅalikeigorakie |
বঙালীবোৰে boṅalibüre |
বঙালীবিলাকে boṅalibilake | ||||
| accusative | বঙালীক boṅalik |
বঙালীগৰাকীক boṅaligorakik |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকীক boṅalikeigorakik |
বঙালীবোৰক boṅalibürok |
বঙালীবিলাকক boṅalibilakok | ||||
| genitive | বঙালীৰ boṅalir |
বঙালীগৰাকীৰ boṅaligorakir |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰ boṅalikeigorakir |
বঙালীবোৰৰ boṅalibüror |
বঙালীবিলাকৰ boṅalibilakor | ||||
| dative | বঙালীলৈ boṅaliloi |
বঙালীগৰাকীলৈ boṅaligorakiloi |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকীলৈ boṅalikeigorakiloi |
বঙালীবোৰলৈ boṅalibüroloi |
বঙালীবিলাকলৈ boṅalibilakoloi | ||||
| instrumental | বঙালীৰে boṅalire |
বঙালীগৰাকীৰে boṅaligorakire |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকীৰে boṅalikeigorakire |
বঙালীবোৰেৰে boṅalibürere |
বঙালীবিলাকেৰে boṅalibilakere | ||||
| locative | বঙালীত boṅalit |
বঙালীগৰাকীত boṅaligorakit |
বঙালীকেইগৰাকীত boṅalikeigorakit |
বঙালীবোৰত boṅalibürot |
বঙালীবিলাকত boṅalibilakot | ||||
| Accusative Note: -অক (-ok) is used for animate sense and for emphasis. No case marking otherwise. Dative Note 1: Some speakers use -অলৈ (-oloi)'s variant -অলে (-ole) instead. Dative Note 2: For direct objects -অক (-ok) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Dative Note 3: In some dialects -অক (-ok) or -অত (-ot) marks this case instead of -অলৈ (-oloi). Instrumental Note 1: Alternatively -এদি (-edi) marks this case instead of -এৰে (-ere). Instrumental Note 2: Sometimes -এ (-e) marks this case. Locative Note: The locative suffix is -এ (-e) in some cases. | |||||||||
বঙালী • (boṅali)
| Inflection of বঙালী | |
| absolutive | বঙালী boṅali |
|---|---|
| ergative | বঙালীয়ে boṅalie |
| accusative | বঙালী / বঙালীক boṅali / boṅalik |
| genitive | বঙালীৰ boṅalir |
| dative | বঙালীলৈ boṅaliloi |
| instrumental | বঙালীৰে boṅalire |
| locative | বঙালীত boṅalit |
| Accusative Note: -ক (-k) is used for animate sense. No case marking is used for inanimate sense. Dative Note 1: In some dialects its variant -লে (-le) is used instead. Dative Note 2: In some dialects the locative marking -ত (-t) or the accusative marking -ক (-k) is used instead. Instrumental Note: In some dialects -দি (-di) marks this case instead of -ৰে (-re). | |