Beng

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Beng is the ISO 15924 four-letter code that designates the Bengali script used for writing the Bengali language and several other languages of the Indian subcontinent.

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Beng canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 15924 script code ⓘ
script code ⓘ
associatedLanguage Assamese language ⓘ
linked to: Assamese

Bengali language ⓘ
Meitei language (historically) ⓘ
Sylheti language ⓘ
associatedRegion Assam ⓘ
Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
codeCategory modern script ⓘ
codeStandard ISO 15924 ⓘ
hasCodeLength 4 letters ⓘ
relatedScriptCode Deva ⓘ
Guru ⓘ
Orya ⓘ
script Bengali script ⓘ
scriptDirection left-to-right ⓘ
scriptType abugida ⓘ
scriptUsageStatus currently in use ⓘ
standardizedBy International Organization for Standardization ⓘ
transliteration ISO 15924 code "Beng" stands for "Bengali" ⓘ
unicodeScriptName Bengali ⓘ
usesUnicodeBlock Bengali (U+0980–U+09FF) ⓘ
writingSystemFamily Brahmic scripts ⓘ
writingSystemScope used in South Asia ⓘ
writingSystemUsage used for writing several other languages of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
used for writing the Bengali language ⓘ

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