How many languages are speaking in India ? how many official recognised languages in India? why the muslim students only studying arabic language in school level and college level in India?
2006-11-13 15:43:23 · 13 answers · asked by Italiangirl 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
The number of mother tongues in India is as high as 1,652, of which 24 languages are spoken by a million or more people. There are a large number of languages in India; 216 of them are spoken by a group of 10,000 persons or more.
The Constitution of India recognises 22 "regional languages", spoken throughout the country, namely Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Meitei, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. Hindi, apart from being an official language of the Union of India, is the official language of the states Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. English is the co-official language of the Indian Union, and that each of the several states mentioned above may also have another co-official language.
So far as Muslims are concerned their mother tongue is Urdu, derived from Arabic. Muslims are actually from Middle eastern countries and they have settled in India. So they talk their language. Further their holy book Koran is in Arabic which they are supposed to recite daily-.
2006-11-13 16:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
More than 41 languages sub-dividing into 90.
(South, north, east and west part is used in different drawling. this is sub division) - 22 Official languages of Govt. of India. Arabic is taught in Schools and Colleges, which started by the MES (Muslim Educational School) Schools, but now spread as many Indians are working in Gulf Countries - It is not right that only Muslim students are studying Arabic and I have proof. Like-wise, many muslim students study 'sanskrit' also. This is from Kerala State statistics.
2006-11-13 16:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Languages of India
There are 22 languages recognized by the Indian Constitution. These languages are :
1.Assamese
2.Bengali
3.Bodo
4.Dogri
5.Gujarati
6.Hindi
7.Kannada
8.Kashmiri
9.Konkani
10.Maithili
11.Malayalam
12.Manipuri
13.Marathi
14.Nepali
15.Oriya
16.Punjabi
17.Sanskrit
18.Santhali
19.Sindhi
20.Tamil
21.Telugu
22.Urdu
Hindi is the official and main link language of India. Its homeland is mainly in the north of India, but it is spoken and widely understood in all urban centers of India. It is written in the Devanagri script, which is phonetic and, unlike English, is pronounced as it is written. Hindi is a direct descendant of Sanskrit through Prakrit and Apabhramsha. It has been influenced and enriched by Dravidian, Turkish, Farsi, Arabic, Portugese and English. It is a very expressive language. In poetry and songs, it can convey emotions using simple and gentle words. It can also be used for exact and rational reasoning.
Muslim students studying arabic because of their mother tongue. so they do it in school level and college level.
2006-11-13 15:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by Rajarajan Karur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ard 27-29 Ofiicial Indian languages depends which state you are in .
Hindi the national language of of India
Tamil is the classical language of India
Sanskrit is also a classical language of India
But Hindi cannot be used in all states, suppose u travel to south ,exp Andhra, u have to know Telugu, coz Hindi might not be spoken there, so English is often used among Indians.
As for the Indian Muslim studying Arabic, might be an option or they cld have chose to study that, but no such thing as Indian Muslim only studies Arbaic.
India is complication.
2006-11-13 19:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Royal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are about 21 'primary' languages spoken and 'recognised' in India, though there are many more 'dialects' and 'vernaculars' (languages specific to some regions or 'castes'). Major languages are Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Kashmere, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Urdu, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Kongani etc., and, English, a familiar language in most parts of India. Sanskrit is also a language learnt by many in India, though spoken by very few: Arabic is learnt in school and college level by quite a few, including many non-muslim scholars for its literary value as well as practical use for travels in Gulf region! (Muslims learn Arabic at a very early stage in life, for closer understanding of Koran.). Officially, most States in India have a 3-language arrangement, with local language and Hindi, and English also allowed as medium of communication in recognition of its global relevance. Quite fascinating, if a bit complex, this language scenario!
2006-11-13 16:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 827 languages and dialects in India,
Major Languages which are official are.
Hindi Is our national Language,
Urdu is our second national language,
(it is the language used in all poetry and songs especially in all our moovies, They are called Hindi but the language is Urdu, for political reasons after India was divided into Pakistan and India,Because Pakistaan adopted Urdu, India degraded it, Otherwise it is the only language understood by the general public. It was created during the times of the mughals to unite the indian army, It is made from Hindi mainly, and then arabic turkish and farsee, Rich and very sweet. Most people speak urdu but call it hindi, Political reasons cause Urdu is the product of muslim kings and still used by most indian muslims.)
Punjabi, Marhathi, Gujrati , sindhi, Oriya, Bengaali, Telegu, Tamil
Kannada, Konkani, Tulu. Nagamese, Assamese and Bhojpuri.
are some of our recognised official state languages.
And you are misinformed.
none of the schools teach Arabic language here.
No Muslim in India knows Arabic from schools. and colleges.
2006-11-13 16:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People speak many languages in India These are more than 30.If you go on wandering the you can notice that the dialect changes every 40-50 Kilometers.of course the language spoken by maximum people in India is HINDI second is English.Hindi is our National language.
Everybody is free to learn any language of his choice in India.this is the only country in the world which gives so much freedom to the persons living in India.There is no compulsion that one has to read Hindi,any regional language English.Even one is free to go to any type of school and schools are also free to teach any language.
2006-11-13 16:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by suchsi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are 27 official languages recognised in the indian constitution. hindi is widely spoken language. followed by telugu (8crores) and english is also the official language.school level muslim students learn their mother tongue as a base. now there is a change that these muslim schools are also giving importance to english mathmatics and other modern subjects like computers..at the college level all the students are learning modern subjects.
2006-11-13 16:03:46 · answer #8 · answered by sabu 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very many languages are spoken in India! Hindi is the first, followed by English. Here is a link with a list of languages that can be found in India...
http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/history/people/language/
2006-11-13 15:46:57 · answer #9 · answered by Kiya 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Broadly there are about 29 main languages
, spoken in India.
But, you will be surprised to know
that after every 10 sq. kilometer, the
languages change.
There was a Planning Commission
data, published in 2001, that there
are about 13.5 million languages
spoken in India.
The language changes in every
village in India.
2006-11-13 16:31:39 · answer #10 · answered by pianist 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋