Fact · Dictation on Windows
bn-IN, ur-INlocale codes
Microsoft's Azure Speech table of speech to text locales includes Bengali (India) and Urdu (India). Windows voice typing offers neither in its own language list.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“bn-IN Bengali (India) ✅ ✅ bs-BA Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina)... ur-IN Urdu (India) ✅ uz-UZ Uzbek (Latin, Uzbekistan)”
Language and voice support for the Speech service (Microsoft Learn), Microsoft, Microsoft Learn, 2026, Speech to text locales table.
Open the original- What it measures
- The table is for developers who call the Azure Speech service from their own software. Microsoft says Windows voice typing is powered by Azure Speech services, yet Windows voice typing has its own language list, and neither language is on it.
- What it does not show
- A locale in the Azure table is not a Windows feature. The table marks features with check marks, and this fact says only that each locale is listed for speech to text.
Source
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