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Languages of India
The foundations of Hindi lie in the
5000-year-old tongue of the Aryan immigrants, Sanskrit. Hindi borrows
flavors from Dravidian, Turkish, Arabic, Portuguese and English A richly
expressive and simple language, the language of poetry and songs.
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National language
- Hindi
Business language
- English
Official language
- Hindi & English
Other languages
- Sindhi, Sanskrit
Vedic language
- Sanskrit
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State |
Language Spoken |
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Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
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Andamanese |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Telugu, Hyderabad city - Telugu plus
Urdu |
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Assam |
Assamese, others |
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Bihar |
Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithini, Santhali,
Angika, numerous others, Bengali, Urdu |
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Delhi |
Hindi, English, Punjabi & numerous
others |
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Gujarat |
Gujarati |
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Goa |
Konkani |
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Haryana |
Hindi, Haryanvi |
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Himanchal Pradesh |
Hindi, Pahadi |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
Dogri, Kashmiri, Ladakhi, Punjabi,
Urdu, Hindi |
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Jharkhand |
Santhali, Mundari, Kurukh, Khortha, Nagpuria, Sadri, Khariya,
Panchparagnia, Ho, Malto, Karmali, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali
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Karnataka |
Kannad |
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Kerala |
Malayalam |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Hindi, Urdu |
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Maharashtra |
Hindi and Marathi |
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Meghalaya |
Garo, Khasi |
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Mizoram |
Mizo |
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Nagaland |
Naga |
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Orissa |
Oriya |
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Punjab |
Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu |
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Rajasthan |
Hindi, Rajasthani, Marwadi and urdu |
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Sikkim |
Nepali, Lepcha, Bhutia |
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Tamil Nadu |
Tamil |
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Tripura |
Tripuri, Bengali, Kuki |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Hindi, Brijbhasha, Pahadi,
Avadhi, Bhojpuri,Urdu and numerous others. |
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Uttranchal |
Hindi, Pahadi, Avadhi |
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West Bengal |
Bengali |
For more information:
Central Institute of Indian Languages
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