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A clickable map of the official language or lingua franca spoken in each state/province of South Asia excluding the Maldives. Indo-Aryan languages are in green, Iranic languages in dark green, Dravidian languages in purple, Tibeto-Burman languages in red, and Turkic languages in
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is a linguistically diverse country; it has many dozens of languages spoken as first languages. The major languages of Pakistan broadly fall under the category
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Thirteen languages account for more than 1% of Indian population each, and between themselves for over 95%; all of them are the "
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as the link language. Tamil is a South-Dravidian language, and Sinhala belongs to the Insular Indic family (along with
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have official/national status in more than one country of this region. The languages in the region mostly comprise
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COMPARATIVE RANKING OF SCHEDULED LANGUAGES IN DESCENDING ORDER OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH-1971, 1981, 1991 AND 2001
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is said to be the indigenous language of Sri Lanka before the arrival of the Indo-Aryans and Dravidians.
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is the second most spoken language of South Asia, found in both Bangladesh and Indian states of
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Parshad, Rana D.; Bhowmick, Suman; Chand, Vineeta; Kumari, Nitu; Sinha, Neha (1 May 2016).
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and are often spoken in central and northern Nepal in the hilly and mountainous regions.
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are spoken in pockets at the northern intersection of the plateau and the subcontinent.
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is medium of instruction for education and international purposes such as tourism.
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Going Global: Transnational Perspectives on Globalization, Language, and Education
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The Alchemy of English: The Spread, Functions, and Models of Non-native Englishes
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Evolutionary development of ‘hinglish’language within the indian sub-continent.
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is the national language of Bangladesh. The majority of Bangladeshis speak an
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of Indic languages and other geopolitically-neighboring languages is known as
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takes the widest possible definition of "Hindi" as the broad variety of the
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to commemorate the Bengali language. Other notable languages include
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SCHEDULED LANGUAGES IN DESCENDING ORDER OF SPEAKERS' STRENGTH – 2001
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which constitutes majority of the speakers in southern Nepal in the
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is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of
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Ethnologue lists 461 living languages for the Indian Republic.
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languages, and further members of other language families like
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Asian regions, and the extended linguistic area is known as
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Scheduled languages spoken by less than 1% of Indians are
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of Bengali. Other native languages of Bangladesh include
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language groups are predominantly distributed across the
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List of languages by number of native speakers in India
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Rauch, Irmengard; Carr, Gerald F. (19 February 2018).
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is considered the international lingua franca of the
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The major native languages of Pakistan are 978:, with western regions of Pakistan (close to 868:is considered as the religious language, and 423:and Indo-Burman Ranges, predominantly on the 3782:Families with more than 30 languages are in 1359: 997:Other language families in Pakistan include 419:are spoken in and beyond the regions of the 379:located west to the subcontinent is home to 280: 2872:Meitei associate official language movement 1226:Persian language in the Indian subcontinent 1217:Prestige-language/lingua franca influence: 1079:The national uniting medium of Pakistan is 3819: 3805: 2945: 2931: 1909: 1895: 1107:, while more than 70 other languages like 898:. The official language of the country is 458:The official languages of Afghanistan are 1660: 1278: 304:. The subcontinent is also home to a few 128:Learn how and when to remove this message 1251: 151: 139: 1649:Indian Journal of Public Administration 1642: 1564:"Which Languages Are Spoken In Bhutan?" 1186:Languages with official status in India 802:scheduled languages of the Constitution 717:so defined account for 39% of Indians. 14: 4476: 3826: 1581: 1428: 1332: 1285:. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. 994:approximately dividing the families). 494:on the Pakistani-Afghan border. A few 223:; and the sixth most spoken language, 3800: 2926: 1890: 1882:Central Institute of Indian Languages 1829:Central Institute of Indian Languages 1619:"What Languages Are Spoken In Nepal?" 1532: 1530: 1447: 1360:Kothari, Rita; Snell, Rupert (2011). 277:which is spoken more in urban areas. 506:, are spoken near regions closer to 399:in the eastern-side of the plateau. 66:adding citations to reliable sources 37: 1840:Data table of Census of India, 2001 1616: 1561: 902:, earlier known as Gorkhali in the 864:, spoken by 95% of the population. 24: 2877:Meitei classical language movement 1527: 1448:Singh, Rajendra (1 January 1985). 1056:migrant families in the North and 25: 4495: 2882:Meitei linguistic purism movement 1865: 1441: 1422: 1405: 1380: 1312:. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 1252:Cheshire, Jenny (26 April 1991). 735:International Mother Language Day 588:. Other languages spoken include 3955: 1339:. University of Illinois Press. 1083:, a persianized register of the 1052:are also spoken in Pakistan, by 42: 4443:Indian Institutes of Technology 4425:Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes 4354:South Asian Football Federation 1787: 1761: 1736: 1711: 1685: 1636: 1555: 1480: 1388:"Hindi, Hinglish: Head to Head" 53:needs additional citations for 1353: 1326: 1299: 1272: 1258:. Cambridge University Press. 1245: 482:is spoken by people closer to 447: 13: 1: 1643:Kukreja, Veena (March 2020). 1429:Vanita, Ruth (1 April 2009). 1238: 1033:spoken in the north-west (In 1021:spoken in the north-east (In 669: 660:Most languages spoken in the 517: 442: 352:(which additionally includes 1817: 1126: 144:Map of language families in 7: 1505:10.1016/j.physa.2016.01.015 1159: 960: 846: 646:, an Indo-Aryan language). 466:(Farsi), both of which are 10: 4500: 4448:Inventions and discoveries 4420:Sino-Indian border dispute 4167:Human rights in South Asia 3953: 3602:Chukotko-Kamchatkan–Amuric 1953:list by number of speakers 1221:Sanskritisation (language) 1130: 982:and Afghanistan) speaking 964: 879: 850: 653: 570: 521: 451: 28: 4433: 4407: 4384: 4339: 4272: 4207: 4153: 4130: 4052: 3964: 3834: 3770: 3707: 3660: 3610: 3490: 3483: 3438: 3389: 3353: 3278: 3214: 3177: 3087: 2964: 2854: 2811: 2791: 2773: 2705: 2672: 2639: 2632: 2605: 2517: 2494: 2471: 2433: 2395: 2377: 2344: 2316: 2283: 2113: 2068: 2025: 2002: 1993: 1925: 1231:Englishisation#South Asia 886:Most of the languages of 713:. The native speakers of 566: 413:Khasi–Palaungic languages 281:Geographical distribution 77:"Languages of South Asia" 4415:Indo-Pakistani conflicts 1860: 1855:Census data on Languages 1825:"Indian Language Family" 1662:10.1177/0019556120906585 1538:"Bangladesh - Languages" 1333:Kachru, Braj B. (1986). 1044:spoken in the north (In 913:spoken in Nepal include 875: 860:is national language of 695:still unclassified. The 649: 454:Languages of Afghanistan 4484:Languages of South Asia 4222:Archaeological cultures 3779:have no living members. 3662:East and Southeast Asia 2387:Sri Lankan Creole Malay 1919:languages of South Asia 1366:. Penguin Books India. 1171:Languages of Bangladesh 524:Languages of Bangladesh 405:Tibeto-Burman languages 4435:Science and technology 1872:Major Indian Languages 1723:The News International 1213:Languages of Sri Lanka 1133:Languages of Sri Lanka 1123:etc. are also spoken. 976:Indo-Iranian languages 931:Sino-Tibetan languages 896:Sino-Tibetan languages 409:Trans-Himalayan family 360:languages, as well as 344:. More precisely, the 181: 149: 4314:Religious persecution 4172:Religious nationalism 4032:European and Eurasian 3836:Countries and regions 1208:Languages of Pakistan 1198:Languages of Maldives 1068:and by Refugees from 1037:region of Pakistan), 1025:region of Pakistan), 967:Languages of Pakistan 853:Languages of Maldives 831:(0.95%), followed by 664:belong either to the 472:standardized register 350:South Asian languages 263:South Asian countries 178: 143: 18:South Asian languages 4463:Traditional medicine 1617:Sen Nag, Oishimaya. 1562:Sen Nag, Oishimaya. 1466:10.1075/itl.70.02sin 988:Indo-Aryan languages 911:Indo-Aryan languages 892:Indo-Aryan languages 687:) (c. 1.2%), or the 433:Andamanese languages 417:Austroasiatic family 62:improve this article 4394:South Asian studies 3920:South Asian regions 3420:Chukotko-Kamchatkan 3204:Northwest Caucasian 3199:Northeast Caucasian 2902:Pure Tamil movement 2458:Southern Nicobarese 1799:The Express Tribune 1697:The Washington Post 1411:Salwathura, A. 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