And which one is the most popular please
2007-02-02 07:18:24 · 10 answers · asked by dunc 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes i mean India. I was gonna ask 'what language do indians speak' but thought that i'd get some stupid 'smoke signal' answers. Thanks smart ***
2007-02-02 07:28:00 · update #1
Hindi is the principal official language used by the Central Government when communicating with the states having Hindi as their official language. It is also the official language of Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
English is the subsidiary official language and the language to be used while communicating with the states having official languages other than Hindi.
This link will give you the official language of India, state by state. http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:99OzwOKUIW0J:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_languages_of_India+indian+languages&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
2007-02-02 07:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is actually 400 different dialects in India. They mostly speak hindi between themselves as their second language, and they speak fairly good English to foreigners. They speak French around Madras.
By the way, smoke signals are not stupid I wonder who would be ? Sorry about that.
2007-02-02 18:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by Nicolette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll assume you meant India.
They speak many different languages. Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi & Tamil being five. However, the common language is English. Not because it is anyone's first ;anguage, but it is the one that laws were written in and it is one of the many consequences of Colonial Britain.
2007-02-02 15:24:56 · answer #3 · answered by MayhemUK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindi is widely spoken in India and most popular
2007-02-02 18:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by ♥pola77♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many and hindi and urdu are the most popular ones
2007-02-02 15:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by akband 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people from Indiana speak english.
2007-02-02 15:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as i know, hindi and urdu are the most populat among the people.
2007-02-02 15:40:39 · answer #7 · answered by qwerty_123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
urdu,tangali,and of course english
2007-02-05 23:37:08 · answer #8 · answered by eva erawaty henry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
urdu
2007-02-02 15:22:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they speak durka durka
2007-02-06 14:12:50 · answer #10 · answered by zach w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋