The Tasmanian Language Cafe

The Datta Family: Bijay and Sunita Datta Anushua and Sujata Dasgupta

Origins: Jalabari- Bengali region (India) London-England Hobart-Tasmania-Australia.

Residency: Hobart-Tasmania

Language: Bangla

Speakers: 300 million native speakers and another 40 million as a second language.

Speakers in Tasmania: 699 (ABS Census 2021)

Countries where it is spoken: Bangladesh and India

Alphabet: Bengali alphabet.

Official Status: Bangladesh

National Language Day: 21 February in Bangladesh and International Mother Language Day around the world.

Origins:	Jalabari- Bengali region (India) London-England Hobart-Tasmania-Australia.
Residency:	Hobart-Tasmania
Language:	Bangla
Speakers:	300 million native speakers and another 40 million as a second language.
Speakers in Tasmania:	699 (ABS Census 2021)
Countries where it is spoken:	Bangladesh and India
Alphabet:	Bengali alphabet.
Official Status:	Bangladesh
National Language Day:	21 February in Bangladesh and International Mother Language Day around the world.