{"id":472,"date":"2010-04-06T18:21:05","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T02:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2010-04-06T18:21:05","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T02:21:05","slug":"indian-languages-principal-languages-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"Indian Languages-Principal Languages of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Principal Languages of India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">India has 22 languages which have been given the grade of National Languages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assamese :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is an Indo-Aryan language and is the official language of Assam.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bengali :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is one of the leading Indo-Aryan language and is die official language of W. Bengal-Gujarati.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It is an Indo-Aryan language and is the official language of Gujarat.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><script src=\"http:\/\/www.winentrance.com\/general_knowledge\/g_300x250.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><object id=\"lt_banner2\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" codebase=\"http:\/\/active.macromedia.com\/flash2\/cabs\/swflash.cab#version=4,0,0,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.winentrance.com\/flash\/300x250\/main.swf\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"myID=GK\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winentrance.com\/flash\/300x250\/main.swf\" flashvars=\"myID=GK\" quality=\"high\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" name=\"lt_banner2\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><script src=\"http:\/\/www.winentrance.com\/general_knowledge\/G_Text_link_728.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_protectAndRun(\"ads_core.google_render_ad\", google_handleError, google_render_ad);\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><ins style=\"border: medium none; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; display: inline-table; height: 15px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 728px;\"><ins style=\"border: medium none; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; display: block; height: 15px; position: relative; visibility: visible; width: 728px;\"><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Hindi :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>The largest spoken Indo-Aryan language.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It is the official language of the Government of India.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Various dialects of Hindi are Khariboli, Brajbhasha, Bundeli, Awadhi, Marwari, Maithili and Bhojpuri.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>In 6 States and UTs, Hindi is the official language.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kannada :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It belongs to the Dravidian family &amp; is the official langauge of Karnataka.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kashmiri :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is an Indo-Aryan language.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It is often mistaken as the official language of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Konkani :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is the official language of Goa and is spoken by thousands of Konkanis in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It was added in 1992 by 71st Amendment.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Malayalam :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Belong to the Dravidian family and is the official language of Kerala.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Manipuri :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the official language of Manipur.<\/li>\n<li>It was added in 1992 by 71st Amendment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Marathi :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is an Indo-Aryan language and is the official language of Maharashtra.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nepali :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is spoken in parts of UP, Bihar, W. Bengal, Assam, etc.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>It was added in 1992 by 71st Amendment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oriya :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is an Indo-Aryan language and is the official language of Orissa.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Punjabi :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is an Indo-Aryan language and is the official language of Punjab.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sanskrit :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is one of the earliest languages of the world.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Early Sanksrit is known as Vedic Sanskrit and covers the period between 2000 and 500 BC.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sindhi :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an Indo-Aryan language.<\/li>\n<li>It was added in 1967 by 21st Amendment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tamil :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is the oldest of the Dravidian languages and is the official language of Tamil Nadu.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Telegu :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is numerically the biggest of the Dravidian languages and is the official language of Andhra Pradesh.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Urdu :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is die offiical langauge of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Modern Urdu developed due to the efforts of Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dogri :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is generally spoken in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It is a combination of ancient Sanskrit and Pahari Dogri languages.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Maithili :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is chiefly spoken in the Maithilianchal region of Bihar.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>It is the second State language of Bihar.<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Santhali :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is chiefly spoken in the area of Chhotanagpur Plateau in Jharkhand and Bihar.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bodo :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>It is chiefly spoken in Assam and its adjoining North-East States.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Comparative Strengths of Scheduled Languages (Census 2001) :<\/strong><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<th>Mother Tongue<\/th>\n<th>% of Total Population<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Hindi<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">41.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Nepali<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Bengali<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">8.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Assamese<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Urdu<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Punjabi<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">2.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Telugu<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">7.19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Kashmiri<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Tamil<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">5.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Maithili<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">1.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Santhali<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Konkani<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Marathi<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">6.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Gujarati<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">4.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Kannada<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Malayalam<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Oriya<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">3.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Sindhi<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Manipuri<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Sanskrit<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">Negligible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Dogri<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Bodo<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">0.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Languages of India India has 22 languages which have been given the grade of National Languages. 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