National Language of India, Major Languages of India
National Language of
India, People asked many times How Many official
Languages of India: According to Article 343 of the Constitution of India, the official
languages of India shall be Hindi written in Devanagari script and
English. The official language of India is Hindi and English.
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| National Language of India |
Major 6 Language of India
LANGUAGE
|
PERCENTAGE(%)
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Hindi
|
39.85
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Bangla
|
8.22
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Telugu
|
7.80
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Marathi
|
7.38
|
Tamil
|
6.26
|
Urdu
|
5.13
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1. Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी)
The Hindi language written in the Devanagari script is the
official language of the Government of India. The word hind was originally used
to refer to the inhabitants of the eastern region of the Indus.
Native speakers: 180 million
Language family: Indo-European languages, Indo-Aryan languages,
Indo-Iranian languages
Regulated by: Central Hindi Directorate.
Writing system: Devanagari, Devanagari Braille.
Native to: India, Nepal, South Africa.
Did you know: Hindi is the most-spoken language in India by
total speakers (551,416,518).
2. Bengali (বাংলা)
The Bengali language
is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian subcontinent.
This is the official
and most widely spoken the language of Bangladesh and the second most important thing in India's 22 scheduled languages, behind Hindi.
Bengali is the official language of the states of West Bengal and Tripura and is in districts of Barak
valley of Assam state.
Native speakers: 250
million.
Spoken by:
Bengalis
Language family:
Indo-European languages.
Regulated by: Bangla
Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Academy
Writing system:
Bengali alphabet, Bengali Braille
3. Telugu (తెలుగు)
Telugu is a The Dravidian language which is
native to India. This is the most spoken language after Hindi, English, and
Bengali.
Telugu is the primary language of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and city of Yanam
(Puducherry).
Native speakers- 75
million
Spoken by- Telugu
people
Language family-
Dravidian languages
Writing system-
Telugu script, Telugu Braille
Native to-
India
Region: Telangana,
Andhra Pradesh.
4. Marathi
(मराठी)
The Marathi
language is spoken by the Marathi people of Maharashtra, it is the official
language and a co-official language of Maharashtra and Goa states of India.
Native speakers: 73
million
Spoken by: Marathi
people
Language family:
Indo-European languages.
Regulated by:
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Writing system:
Devanagari, Modi script, Balbodh, Marathi Braille.
Native to: India
5. Tamil (தமிழ்)
Tamil is a Dravidian language is spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka. It has its official status in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu and Indian Central region Puducherry, it is used as one of the
languages of education in Malaysia.
Tamil is the
fifth-most-spoken language in India by total speakers (66,742,402).
Native speakers: 70
million
Spoken by: Tamils
Language family:
Dravidian languages, Tamil–Kannada languages, Tamil-Malayalam languages, Tamil
languages
Writing system:
Vatteluttu alphabet, Tamil script, Tamil Braille, Arwi Script
Native to: India,
Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Mauritius, Réunion
6. Urdu (اُردُو)
Urdu is the official national language of Pakistan. In India, it is one of the 22 official languages
recognized in the Constitution of India., official status in five states of
Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand, and
Delhi(NCT).
Native speakers: 70
million
Language family:
Hindustani language.
Regulated by:
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, National Language Promotion
Department
Writing system:
Devanagari, Arabic script, Urdu Braille, Bharati Braille
Native to: Pakistan,
India
The official
language in Pakistan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Telangana
Urdu is the sixth
most-spoken language in India by total speakers (59,079,512).
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