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Assamese: State language of Assam, it is used by 1.6% of the Indian population. Assamese is also used by people living in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and West Bengal. The language, also known as Asamiya, Asami and Asambe, can be classified under the Indo-European group of languages. Oriya: Originated from the Indo-European language family, this language is spoken by 3.3% of the total population of India. State language of Orissa, Oriya is also spoken by people living in Assam, Singhbhum and Ranchi districts of Jharkhand, Raipur, Raigarh and Bastar districts of Chhattisgarh, Midnapore district of West Bengal and Vishakhapatnam District of Andhra Pradesh. Oriya language is also reckoned by several other names like Uriya, Vadiya, Utkali, Odrum, Orissa, Oliya, Yudhia and Odri. Urdu: spoken by 5.3% of Indian population, Urdu is the State language of Jammu and Kashmir. The language is said to have originated from the Indo-European language family. The language is used mostly by people of Jammu and Kashmir and other Muslims residing in different parts across India. Islami, Urudu and Undri are the alternate names used for Urdu. Dakhini, a dialect of the language is widely used in Hyderabad and Maharashtra. Other dialects of Urdu, which are used by many people, are Pinjari and Rekhti. Kannada: The State language of Karnataka, Kannada is spoken by 3.9% of the total Indian population. People living in other states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra also use this language. There are around 20 dialects of Kannada, which are in use in various parts of Southern India. The origin of the language can be traced in the Dravidian language family. Kannada is also known by the names of Madrassi, Canarese, Banglori and Kanarese. Kashmiri: Also known as Kacmiri, Cashmiri, Kaschemiri, Cashmeeree and Keshur, the language is spoken by people living in Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Valley, Punjab, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. One of the languages originating from the Indo-European language group, Kashmiri has been given the status of one of the official languages of India. Gujarati: Originated from the Indo-European language family, Gujarati is the State language of Gujarat. The language is spoken by 4.9%of the total population of India. People living in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka also use Gujarati. The language is also known as Gujerathi, Gujrathi or Gujerati. Tamil: State language of Tamil Nadu, it is also spoken in the neighboring states. 6.3% of the Indian population use Tamil as a medium of communication. Originated from the Dravidian group pf languages, it is also known as Tamili, Tamal, Tambul, Damulian and Tamalsan. Telugu: Classified under the Dravidian language family, Telugu is the State language of Andhra Pradesh. The language is also used by people living in the neighboring states. It is the first language of people belonging to the Yanadi and Bagata ethnic groups. Spoken by 7.9% of Indian population, Telugu is also reckoned as Andhra, Telegu, Telgi, Tailangi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan, Telangire and Gentoo. Punjabi: State language of Punjab, it is also known as Gurumukhi, Gurmukhi and Panjabi. The language is spoken by 2.8% of the total population. The origin of Punjabi language can be traced to the Indo-European language group. The language is mainly used by people residing in Amritsar District, Majhi in Gurdaspur District and Bhatyiana in South Firozpur District of Punjab, Haryana, Bhatyiana in north Ganganagar District of Rajasthan, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir. Bengali: Spoken by 8.3% of the population of India, Bengali is the State language of West Bengal. People living in Bihar, Dhanbad, Manbhum, Singhbhum, Santal Parganas of Jharkhand, Garo Hills of Meghalaya, Goalpara District of Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram also use this language. Originated from the Indo-European language family, Bengali is also known as Bangla Bhasa, Bangla or Bangala. Marathi: A member of the Indo-European language family, Marathi is used by 7.5% of the Indian population. It has been given the status of the State language of Maharashtra. People dwelling in the neighboring states also use this language. It is also the first language of Mangelas. Maharashtra, Marthi, Muruthu, Maharathi and Malhatee are the alternate names of the language. Malayalam: Spoken by 3.6% of the total population of India, it is the State language of Kerala. Malayalam is also used by inhabitants of the Laccadive Islands and neighboring states of Kerala. Also known by the names, Mallealle, Malayalani, Malean, Alealum, Mopla, Malayali and Maliyad, the language is said to belong to the Dravidian language family. Sanskrit: Belonging to the Indo-European group of language, Sanskrit has been given the status of official language of India. It is also considered to be the classical language of the country. It is mainly used as the liturgical language.

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Sindhi: One of the official languages of India, Sindhi is used by many people residing in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Bihar. The origin of the language can be traced to the Indo-European language family. Hindi: A member of the Indo-European language family, Hindi is predominantly used by people residing in the northern parts of India. Used by 40.2% of the total Indian population, Hindi is used mainly in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and northern Bihar. The language is also known as Khari Boli or Khadi Boli. Hindi is the official language of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Chandigarh. Nepali: Spoken by people living in Darjeeling area of West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, Nepali has been given the status of Indian official language. This language belonging to the Indo-European language group is also known as Nepalese, Eastern Pahari, Khaskura, Gorkhali, Parbatiya and Gurkhali. Konkani: Belonging to the Indo-European language family, Konkani is also known by several other names like Konkanese, Concorinum, Konkan Standard, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Kunabi, Cugani and Bankoti. The language is used by inhabitants of Karnataka, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the north and central coastal strip of Maharashtra. Origin of the language can be traced back to the Indo-European family of languages. It is the official language of Goa. Manipuri: The language is also known as Menipuri, Meitei, Ponna, Mithe, Mitei, Kathi, Meithei, Meithe, Meiteilon and Kathe. People of Manipur mostly use the language. Originated from the SinoTibetan language group, it is also used in Karimganji and Cachar of Assam, West and North Tripura districts, Nagaland, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Manipuri or Meitei is the state official language of Manipur. Bodo: People living in South Bank of Assam, Chandel District of Manipur, West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya and Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Coch-Behar of West Bengal mainly use this language. A member of the Sino-Tibetan group of language, the language is also known as Kachari, Bara, Mechi, Boro, Meche, Bodi, Mech Boroni and Meci. Santali: The origin of this language can be traced to the Austro-Asiatic language family. The language is mainly used by people living in Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. This official language of India is also known as Sentali, Santal, Santhali, Hor, Santhiali, Har, Samtali, Sonthal, Sandal and Satar. Maithili: The language is mostly used by people living in Bihar. Madhubani, Darbhanga and Janakpur are three linguistic and cultural centers of the state. The language is also used in metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. The language reckoned as Apabhramsa, Methli, Tirahutia, Maitli, Tirhutia, Bihari, Tirhuti and Maitili has its origin in the Indo-European language family. Dogri: This language was considered to be a Punjabi Dialect, which now has been given the status of a written and official language of India. The language is used by people living in area between Chenab and Ravi rivers in Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh and West Bengal. Dogari, Dogri Pahari, Dongari, Dogri Jammu, Hindi Dogri, Dhogaryali, Tokkaru and Dogri-Kangri are the alternate names by which the language is known. Dogri language is supposed to belong to the Indo-European family of languages.

Languages of India
Languages of India Assamese Bengali A language of Assam that's spoken by nearly 60 percent of the State's population. An official language of West Bengal, now spoken by nearly 200 million people in West Bengal and in Bangladesh. It is the language spoken by the Bodo people of Assam and comes under the AssamBurmese group of languages Mainly spoken by the people of Jammu region It is the official language of Gujarat. 70 percent of the State's population speak Gujrathi but it the most spread language not only in India but also abroad. The official language of India, accent and dialect differs with different regions but almost every Indian has a working knowledge of Hindi. It is written in a Devanagiri script. A language of Karnataka and is spoken by 65 percent of the state's population. It belongs to the Dravidian family. Though the language is mistaken as a state language of Kashmir only 55 per cent of the state's population speak Kashmiri. Spoken in the Konkan region stretched across Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Mostly spoken in the parts of Bihar and the eastern Terai region of Nepal The state language of Kerala. It is the youngest of all developed languages in the Dravidian family.

Bodo Dogri Gujarati

Hindi

Kannada

Kashmiri Konkani Maithili Malayalam

Manipuri/Meitei official language of state of Manipur. Marathi An official language of Maharashtra. It has a fully developed literature of the modern type.

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The official language of Nepal, it is also spoken in some north eastern parts of India A branch of the Indo-Aryan family, is the official language of the State of Orissa. The official language of the State of Punjab. It is written in Gurmukhi script, created by the Sikh Guru, Angad. The classical language of India that has lost it's value in the modern world. It is also one of the oldest languages in the world- perhaps the oldest to be recorded. All the ancient scripts are found to be written in the same language. Santhal tribals of the Chota Nagpur Plateau (comprising the states of Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa) Is spoken by a great number of people in the Northwest frontier of the Indian subcontinent comprising parts of India and Pakistan. The State language of Tamil Nadu. Tamil literature goes back to Centuries before the Christian era and is spoken by more than 73 million people. It belongs to the Dravidian language family. A language of Andhra Pradesh. It is numerically the biggest linguistic unit in India. The state language of Jammu and Kashmir and is spoken by more than 28 million people in India. Urdu and Hindi have proceeded from the same source. Urdu is written in the Persio - Arabic script and contains many words from the Persian language.

Sanskrit

Santhali

Sindhi

Tamil

Telugu

Urdu