Tags: Ethnic Group.
Bengali Hindus (Bengali: বাঙালি হিন্দু) are ethnic Bengali adherents of Hinduism and native to the Bengal region of the Indian Subcontinent. Bengali Hindus speak Bengali which is classified as a part of the Indo-Aryan language family and adhere to the Shakta and Vaishnava traditions of their native religion Hinduism.Around 8th century Bengali branched off from Magadhi Prakrit a derivative from Sanskrit that was prevalent in the eastern region of the Indian Subcontinent at that time.
