2007-03-17 05:13:08 · 3 answers · asked by アナ ☆ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
south asia is divided into many parts by physical barriers and due to this the people in early times were not able to contact with each other resulting in variety of langages. for example in India only there are 18 languages(these are recognised by the govt. there are much more)
2007-03-17 05:24:47 · answer #1 · answered by pooh s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three countries in South Asia have more than 50 languages actively spoken within their borders:
415 have been counted for India
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=IN
123 for Nepal:
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=NP
72 for Pakistan
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PK
Afghanistan with 47 living languages is only a little under the 50-languages mark/
South Asia, however, is not the most linguistically diverse area. That must be Papua New Guinea, where 5.5 million people share no les that 803 living languages:
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PG
2007-03-18 09:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because India is in South Asia and they have a ton dialects, Pakistan has a few languages,etc
2007-03-17 12:17:32 · answer #3 · answered by 14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋