Its roots can also be found in Indian languages like Konkani, Goanese, Deccan, Gowlan, Ikrani, and Varhadi-Nagpuri. Like other Indian languages, Marathi descended from Sanskrit and is made up of at least 42 regional dialects, some of which resemble eastern Hindi in sound and structure. Purported to be more than 1,300 years old, Marathi is spoken by about 7% of Indian people and is the official language of states in the western regions of the country including Goa and Maharashtra.
English is commonly seen in India because many Indians speak it as a second or even third language. A highway sign with Hindi and English destination names. It is now divided into eight disparate groups depending on geographical location. Like Hindi, it evolved from Sanskrit, as well as Pali and Prakrit with influences from many other languages including Persian, Portuguese, Dutch, French, and English. Spoken by 8% of Indian citizens, Bengali holds the title as the fifth most-spoken first language in the world. Bengali - 97 million speakersĪlso known as Bangla by native speakers, Bengali is the official language of Bangladesh, and most spoken in the Indian states of West Bengal, lower Assam and Tripura. In recent years there has been a push to make Hindi the most-spoken language within India's borders by measures that included changing the numerals on rupee notes to Devanagari script, which is used to write Hindi in addition to several other native languages, and milestone signage on highways in Tamil Nadu, where other languages are more prevalent, were changed from English to Hindi. There are several dialects that differ between east and west variations of the language. A descendent of Sanskrit, Hindi has been influenced by several languages over the centuries, including Dravidian tongues, Arabic, Portuguese, English, Persian, and Turkic. Hindi - 528 million speakersįollowing Mandarin, Spanish, and English, Hindi is the fourth most common first language in the world, spoken by about 41% of people in India. Below is the list of some of the most popular languages of India: 1. Hindi is the most spoken language in the country followed by Bengali and Marathi. Several other languages have official status at the state level. As per the Official Languages Act, 1963, Hindi and English are official languages in the Indian Government. Contrary to the popular belief, India has no national language as the Constitution of the country does not grant this title to any language spoken in the country. The Census of India of 2001 recognizes 122 major languages and 1599 other languages spoken in the country.
It also boasts the seventh-highest landmass with 1.27 million square miles (3.29 million square km). With more than 1.35 billion people, the Republic of India has the second-highest population in the world.
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