Monday, August 2, 2010

Indian Languages


Language Family Speakers (2001, m) State(s)
Assamese/Axomiya Indo-Aryan, Eastern 13 Assam
Bengali Indo-Aryan, Eastern 180 Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Tripura, West Bengal
Bodo Tibeto-Burman 1.2 Assam
Dogri Indo-Aryan, Northern 0.1 Jammu and Kashmir
Gujarati Indo-Aryan, Western 46 Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat
Hindi Indo-Aryan, various 422 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, the national capital territory of Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Kannada Dravidian, Southern 38 Karnataka.
Kashmiri Dardic 5.5 Jammu and Kashmir
Konkani Indo-Aryan, Southern 2.5 Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
Maithili Indo-Aryan, Eastern 12 Bihar
Malayalam Dravidian, Southern 33 Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Manipuri (also Meitei or Meithei) Tibeto-Burman 1.5 Manipur
Marathi Indo-Aryan, Southern 72 Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka
Nepali Indo-Aryan, Northern 2.5 Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam
Oriya Indo-Aryan, Eastern 33 Orissa
Punjabi Indo-Aryan 29 Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab
Sanskrit Indo-Aryan 0.05 Non-regional language.
Santhali Munda 6.5 Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa)
Sindhi Indo-Aryan, Northwestern 2.5 Non-regional language.
Tamil Dravidian, Southern 61 Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry;
Telugu Dravidian, South-Central 74 Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry;
Urdu Indo-Aryan, Central 52 Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

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