A Grammar of the Bengal Language
 Title page of the book, edition 1778 | |
| Author | Nathaniel Brassey Halhed |
|---|---|
| Original title | A Grammar of the Bengal Language |
| Country | Bengal Presidency |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Bengali grammar |
| Published | 1778 |
| Media type | Printed |
| Pages | 217 (first edition) |
| OCLC | 457571405 |
| Preceded by | 'A Code of Gentoo Loss (1776) |
A Grammar of the Bengal Languages is a 1778 modern Bengali grammar book written in English by Nathaniel Brassey Halhed. This is the first grammar book of the Bengali language.[1][2] The book, published in 1778, probably printed from the Endorse Press in Hooghly, Bengal Presidency.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Muhammad Shafiq Hussain (February 18, 2007). "The Birth of Bengali language". The Daily Star. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ↑ "History of Bengali language". bengalitranslation.net. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ↑ Ghulam Moinuddin (December 1985). "Bengali Books: Early publication". Boi [Book] (in Bengali). Bangla Academy. p. 16. ISBN 9-840-72928-4.
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- Bengali Language Collection — National Library of India
- Earliest printed books in select languages, Part 2: 1501-1897 — Britannica
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