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In India , there are mainly two families of languages: Indo-Aryan (family of Indo-European , sub-branch of Indo-Iranian ) to the north and the Dravidian languages in the South. But among these two families, many regional languages and a large number of dialects. In addition, using Indian languages as a system of writing different semi-primers derived from the Brahmin , like Devanagari , used among others by the Sanskrit and Hindi.

For their part, the official languages of India can be classified into two categories:

• one hand the official languages of the central government are the Hindi and English (language related). The English no longer at parity with the Hindi since 1965 : since the goal is displayed it is replaced by the only Hindi. The opposition of some states like Tamil Nadu where the penetration of Hindi is very low, the system says that language is always the binoculars in place. However, due to the opening of the Indian industry to the outside world since the 1990s and the globalization of the economy, English finds of great importance and removal projects as a language of internal communication have set aside.

• on the other hand, the Constitution of India also defines twenty-two languages classified (in English, "scheduled languages) are languages that can be officially adopted by individual states (but which are also used between local governments and the national government as well as competitions for civil servants).

Official languages (Headquarters)

1. Hindi (), also written Hindi (part of the Hindustani with Urdu ) Spoken mainly by a significant proportion of the population in northern India with variations. It was originally the language of the State of Uttar Pradesh.
2. English considered the official language associated). Speak well for a long time by the elite and upper middle class Indian, English is now spoken as a lingua franca (rarely as mother tongue) by a majority of the population, with a rich variety of accents depending on region or social class. A small part of India's population continues to speak English with family and friends as "mother tongue".

recognized national languages of India (list classified for official use)

The languages of the Indian subcontinent

1. Assamese ( or - API Other common languages in India

   (More than 5 million speakers but no official status)

   1. Awadhi (often considered a variant of Hindi )
   2. Bhil (language of the aboriginal tribes Bhil )
   3. Bhojpuri (language of Bihar , often considered a variant of Hindi )
   4. Bundeli (often considered a variant of Hindi )
   5. Chhattisgarhi (language of Chhattisgarh , often considered a variant of Hindi )
   6. hinges (the language of the aboriginal tribes Gond )
   7. haryanvi (language of Haryana , often considered a variant of Hindi )
   8. Hindustani (all words of the Hindi and the Urdu before separation of the two languages widely spoken in North India )
   9. Kanauj (language of Uttar Pradesh , often considered a variant of Hindi , region Kanauj )
   10. Kutchi (language of Kucha )
   11. magahi (language of Bihar in the south, often considered a variant of Hindi )
   12. Marwari (language of Rajasthan , spoken by a section of the population, "Marwari", often considered a variant of Hindi )
   13. Tulu (spoken by the people Tule of Karnataka and Kerala ).

   Pondicherry

   The French is an official language of Pondicherry , has no official status at the federal state. This is the only "foreign" language that has official status outside of English. The Tamil is spoken by 88% of inhabitants of the Territory.

   See also

   Internal Links

   • Linguistics
   • Dictionary of Languages
   • Languages by geographical area
   • Transcript Devanagari

   External Links

   • Indian language groups
   • Linguistic diversity in India and Indian Constitution
   • Department of Official Language (DOL) - Official page for the Official Languages Act (Official Languages Act) and its various amendments
   • Central Institute of Indian Languages - An official website of the federal government of India offers complete information on the languages of India
   • Portal of the Indian world
   • Language portal

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