2006-07-05 01:10:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anna K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
India has a list of 23 official languages (including Hindi and English) At least 800 different languages and around 2000 dialects have been identified
These languages have fewer than one million speakers:
Mahl — language of Minicoy, spoken in the island of Minicoy.
Other languages
Haryanvi - Hindi dialect of Haryana
Bhili (Bhil tribals)
Gondi (Gond tribals)
Kodava, spoken in the Kodagu district of Karnataka
Kutchi — language of Kutch, a region in Gujarat
Tulu — spoken by Tulu people of Karnataka and Kerala
Sankethi — spoken by Sankethi people in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Rajasthani languages
Rajasthani dilect is spoken in state of Rajasthan by more than fifty million people, the dialect changes from district to district but people could communicate with each other even if they are from different districts and have different dialects. The main varities are as such:
Marwari — language of Marwar. The region including Jodhpur, Nagour and Bikaner.
Mewari — language of Mewar. The region including Udaipur, Chittor and Kota-Bundi.
Shekhavati — language of Shekhavati. The region including Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu.
Bihari languages
These three Bihari languages also have over 5 million speakers but no official status. They were once mistakenly thought to be dialects of Hindi, but have been more recently shown to be part of the Eastern Group of Indic languages, along with Bengali, Assamese, and Oriya.
Angika — language of Bihar, Spoken largely in the Northern and Southern part of Bihar, Major part of Jharkhand and Maldah district of West Bengal
Bhojpuri — language of Bihar
Magadhi — language of southern Bihar
Official languages of the State governments of India
Assamese — official language of Assam
Bengali — official language of Tripura and West Bengal
Bodo — official language of Assam
Dogri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Garo - official language of Meghalaya
Gujarati — official language of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Gujarat
Kannada — official language of Karnataka
Kashmiri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Khasi - official language of Meghalaya
Kokborok - official language of Tripura
Konkani — official language of Goa
Malayalam — official language of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry
Maithili - official language of Bihar
Manipuri or Meithei — official language of Manipur
Marathi — official language of Maharashtra
Mizo - official language of Mizoram
Nepali — official language of Sikkim
Oriya — official language of Orissa
Punjabi — official language of Punjab and Chandigarh, second official language of Delhi and Haryana
Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, required teaching in many schools
Santali - language of the Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chattisgarh)
Sindhi - language of the Sindhi community
Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh
Urdu — official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
2006-07-05 01:16:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 2000 languages and dialects are spoken in India - as a matter of fact 7 out of top 20 languages (by the number of speakers) are Indian languages. The Indian Currency notes have denominations mentioned in following languages:
1. English
2. Hindi
3. Assamese
4. Bengali
5. Gujarati
6. Kannada
7. Kashmiri
8. Konkani
9. Malayalam
10. Marathi
11. Nepali
12. Oriya
13. Punjabi
14. Sanskrit
15. Tamil
16. Telugu
17. Urdu
2006-07-05 01:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by arvind_vyas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presently there are 24 or more official scripts and languages for for almost every state of of india. Hindi is national language and devanagari is the scipt, Sanskrit was the clasical and Engish the recent more popular in the then educated classes. How ever there is a saying in India that the Dialect of the language every ten to twelve kilometers.
2006-07-05 01:25:13 · answer #3 · answered by avislimaye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from Hindi and English, a total of 21 other languages are recognized as official languages by the Constitution of India. i.e. total of 23.
2016-03-27 04:38:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are a few...
Official languages of the State governments of India
Assamese — official language of Assam
Bengali — official language of Tripura and West Bengal
Bodo — official language of Assam
Dogri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Garo - official language of Meghalaya
Gujarati — official language of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Gujarat
Kannada — official language of Karnataka
Kashmiri — official language of Jammu and Kashmir
Khasi - official language of Meghalaya
Kokborok - official language of Tripura
Konkani — official language of Goa
Malayalam — official language of Kerala, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry
Maithili - official language of Bihar
Manipuri or Meithei — official language of Manipur
Marathi — official language of Maharashtra
Mizo - official language of Mizoram
Nepali — official language of Sikkim
Oriya — official language of Orissa
Punjabi — official language of Punjab and Chandigarh, second official language of Delhi and Haryana
Sanskrit — language of Hinduism, required teaching in many schools
Santali - language of the Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and Chattisgarh)
Sindhi - language of the Sindhi community
Tamil — official language of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry
Telugu — official language of Andhra Pradesh
Urdu — official language of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
2006-07-05 01:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by Bog woppit. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mizoram Official Language
2017-02-23 09:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are some over 200 languagges and these are some of the populers ones
hindi - the national language
gujrati
tamil
marathi
kankani
urdu
sanskrit
punjabi
kashmiri
sindhi
tellugu
assamese
Malayalam
2006-07-05 01:21:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I understand that they speak approximately 350
2006-07-07 16:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/people/language/
The above link will help you to find a few.
Dev
2006-07-05 01:19:23 · answer #9 · answered by Dev 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than 55 cant name alll
2006-07-05 01:11:42 · answer #10 · answered by on the way 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋