The Bengali script, in its present printed form, took shape in 1778. The difference between the two is not very sharp, however. The former is the traditional literary style based on Middle Bengali of the 16th century, the latter is a creation of this century, based on the cultivated form of the dialect spoken in Calcutta by educated people. One is called "Sadhubhasa" (elegant language) and the other "Chaltibhasa" (current language). Only five other languages in the world can claim as many as 190 million speakers. The number of speakers exceeds 190 million including second language users. Bengali belongs to the Indo-European family, Indic group, and is spoken by over 120 million people in Bangladesh and over 68 million in India, in the province known as West Bengal.
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