Details
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9782915255133
Collection: Dictionnaire des Langues O'
11.9 x 15 cm
Weight: 186 gr
Pages: 288
Edition :
2004
First publication: 29/09/1994
Last printing: 02-2023
Dictionnaire français-bengali
The easternmost branch of the Indo-European languages, Bengali is spoken by more than 170 million people in Bangladesh, where it is the national language. This pocket-sized dictionary is perfect for anyone learning the language, and especially for French speakers keen to visit Bangladesh or West Bengal (India).
buyCONTRIBUTORS' BIOGRAPHIES
France Bhattacharya
France Bhattacharya, wife of the poet Lokenath Bhattacharya deceased in 2001, lived 22 years in India. Professor emeritus of universities, she taught the language, as well as pre-colonial literature and culture of Bengal at Inalco until her retirement in 2001. She has published several translations of ancient and modern Bengali authors in French and works educational. She has notably translated some short stories by the poet Tagore as well as three novels published by Zulma: "Quatre chapters" (2005), "Charulata" (2009) and "Kumudini" (2013). He was awarded an Honoris causa doctorate by Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta and the Saiyed Waliullah Prize by the Bangladesh Academy.
Lokenath Bhattacharya
Lokenath Bhattacharya (1927-2001) is an Indian poet from Bengal. After studying at Vishva Bharati, the university founded by Rabindranath Tagore, then in Calcutta, he studied in Paris. Author of around thirty books in India, he has also translated French poets, such as Arthur Rimbaud, Henri Michaux, to whom he will be closely linked, Michaux opening the doors to several French publishers. Living in Paris, he married France Bhattacharya, who, after a 22-year stay in India, taught Bengal language, literature and culture at Inalco.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Phonèmes et écritures du bengali (Bengali phonemes and writing)
Précis grammatical (Grammatical summary)
DICTIONNAIRE
Table des abréviations (Table of abbreviations)
Signes phonétiques utilisés (Phonetic signs used)
ANNEXES
Dites-le en bengali (Say it in Bengali)
A comme Achats
A comme Aidez-moi; B comme Banque
C comme Contacts
H comme Hôtel
P comme Poste; P comme Promenade
R comme Restaurant
V comme Voyages
La parenté (Similarity)
Les saisons; les jours de la semaine; le calendrier bengali; les fêtes (Seasons, days of the week, the Bengali calendar, festivals)
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