In this post we are going to know about the vastness and hugeness of Indian languages.
According to the 2001 census there are 125 major languages and 1600 other languages which are still in existence in India.Among them only 30 languages are recognized by the central government of India which are using by the majority(million of the people among different states and localities.
among them Sanskrit was the oldest language which has been used alot in the vedic period but later by the invasions and other country rulers it does not used much that's why it came to extinction stage.even there are so many language families in the language history of India they are 1.Indo-Aryan language family
2.Dravidian language family.
3.Austroasiatic language family.
4.Sino-tibetian language family.
5.Tai-kadai language family.
6.Great andamanese language family.
1.Indo-Aryan language family: biggest families of language.it is the branch of
Indo-iranian family.it is in the usage of 75% of population.
The most widely spoken languages of this group are Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese, Sinhalese in Sri Lanka and Odia.
Aside from the Indo-Aryan languages, other Indo-European languages are also spoken in India, the most prominent of which is English.
2.Dravidian language family:The second largest language familyThe Dravidian languages with the most speakers are Tamil,Telugu,Kannada and Malayalam.
Besides the mainstream population, Dravidian languages are also spoken by small scheduled tribe communities, such as the oraon and gond tribes. Only two Dravidian languages are exclusively spoken outside India,Brahui inPakisthan and Dhangar, a dialect of Kurukh, in Nepal.
3.Austroasiatic language family: Only 5-10% are using this family languages.
Austroasiatic languages of mainland India are the Khasi and Munda languages, including Santhali. The Languages of Nicobar islands also form part of this language family. With the exceptions of Khasi and Santhali, all Austroasiatic languages on Indian territory are endangered.
4.Sino-tibetian language family:Sino-Tibetan languages are spoken across the Himalayas in the regions of Ladakh, Himachal pradesh,Nepal,Sikhim,Bhutan, Arunachal pradesh and also in the Indian states of West bengal,Assam, Meghalaya,Nagaland, Manipur,Tripura and Mizoram. Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in India include Karbi, Meitei, Lepcha, as well as many varieties of several related Tibetic, west himalayaish,Tani, Brahmaputran, Anagami-pochari, Tangkhul, Zeme,Kukish language groups, amongst many others.
5.Tai-kadai language family:Ahom is the tai migrated language used in Assam but later replaced byKamarupi language.
6.Great andamanese language family:The extinct and endangered languages of the Andaman islands form a fifth family- the Great andamanese language family., comprising two families, namely:
Even there are availabilities of pictorial languages in the middle india used by the early man.
ever language is a divine language which are recognized by the government.there are innumerable language styles and infinite grammar topics in each language and immeasurable wealth of literatures and scripts available mainly in
South India .
According to the 2001 census there are 125 major languages and 1600 other languages which are still in existence in India.Among them only 30 languages are recognized by the central government of India which are using by the majority(million of the people among different states and localities.
among them Sanskrit was the oldest language which has been used alot in the vedic period but later by the invasions and other country rulers it does not used much that's why it came to extinction stage.even there are so many language families in the language history of India they are 1.Indo-Aryan language family
2.Dravidian language family.
3.Austroasiatic language family.
4.Sino-tibetian language family.
5.Tai-kadai language family.
6.Great andamanese language family.
1.Indo-Aryan language family: biggest families of language.it is the branch of
Indo-iranian family.it is in the usage of 75% of population.
The most widely spoken languages of this group are Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Urdu, Gujarati, Punjabi, Assamese, Sinhalese in Sri Lanka and Odia.
Aside from the Indo-Aryan languages, other Indo-European languages are also spoken in India, the most prominent of which is English.
2.Dravidian language family:The second largest language familyThe Dravidian languages with the most speakers are Tamil,Telugu,Kannada and Malayalam.
Besides the mainstream population, Dravidian languages are also spoken by small scheduled tribe communities, such as the oraon and gond tribes. Only two Dravidian languages are exclusively spoken outside India,Brahui inPakisthan and Dhangar, a dialect of Kurukh, in Nepal.
3.Austroasiatic language family: Only 5-10% are using this family languages.
Austroasiatic languages of mainland India are the Khasi and Munda languages, including Santhali. The Languages of Nicobar islands also form part of this language family. With the exceptions of Khasi and Santhali, all Austroasiatic languages on Indian territory are endangered.
4.Sino-tibetian language family:Sino-Tibetan languages are spoken across the Himalayas in the regions of Ladakh, Himachal pradesh,Nepal,Sikhim,Bhutan, Arunachal pradesh and also in the Indian states of West bengal,Assam, Meghalaya,Nagaland, Manipur,Tripura and Mizoram. Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in India include Karbi, Meitei, Lepcha, as well as many varieties of several related Tibetic, west himalayaish,Tani, Brahmaputran, Anagami-pochari, Tangkhul, Zeme,Kukish language groups, amongst many others.
5.Tai-kadai language family:Ahom is the tai migrated language used in Assam but later replaced byKamarupi language.
6.Great andamanese language family:The extinct and endangered languages of the Andaman islands form a fifth family- the Great andamanese language family., comprising two families, namely:
- the Great Andamanese, comprising a number of extinct languages apart from one highly endangered language with a dwindling number of speakers.
- the Ongan family of the southern Andaman island, comprising two extant languages, Onge and Jarawa, and one extinct tongue,Jangil
Even there are availabilities of pictorial languages in the middle india used by the early man.
ever language is a divine language which are recognized by the government.there are innumerable language styles and infinite grammar topics in each language and immeasurable wealth of literatures and scripts available mainly in
South India .
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