Envis Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Sunday, November 24, 2024
National Languages Of India
India has 22 languages which have been given the grade of National Languages
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Assamese
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It is an IndoAryan language and is the official language of Assam.
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Bengali
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It is one of the leading IndoAryan languages and is the official language of West Bengal.
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Gujarati
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It is an IndoAryan language and is the official language of Gujarat.
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Hindi
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The largest spoken IndoAryan language. It is official language of the Government of India. Various dialects of Hindi are Khariboli, Brajbhasga, Bundeli, Awadhi, Marwari, Maithili and Bhojpuri. In 6 states and UTs, Hindi is the official language.
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Kannada
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It belongs to the Dravidian family & is the official language of Karnataka.
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Kashmiri
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It is an IndoAryan language. It is often mistaken as the official language of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Konkani
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It is the official language of Goa and is spoken by thousands of Konkani in Maharashtra, Karnrataka and Kerala. It was added in 1992 by 71st Amendment.
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Malayalam
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Belong to the Dravidian family and is the official language of Kerala.
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Manipuri
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It is the official language of Manipur. It was added in 1992 by 71st Amendment.
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Marathi
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It is an IndoAryan language and is the official language of Maharashtra.
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Nepali
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It is spoken in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam etc. It was added in 1992 by 71st Amendment.
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Oriya
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It is an IndoAryan language and is the official language of Odisha.
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Punjabi
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It is an IndoAryan language and is the official language of Punjab.
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Sanskrit
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It is one of earliest language of the World. Early Sanskrit is known as Vedic Sanskrit and covers the period between 2000 and 500 BC.
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Sindhi
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It is an IndoAryan language. It was added in 1967 by 21st Amendment.
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Tamil
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It is the oldest of the Dravidian language and is the official language of Tamil Nadu.
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Telegu
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It is numerically the biggest of the Dravidian languages and is the official language of Andhra Pradesh.
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Urdu
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It is the official language of Jammu and Kashmir. • Modern Urdu developed due to the efforts of Sir Sayyed Ahmed Khan (1817–1898).
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Dogri
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It is generally spoken in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu. It is a combination of ancient Sanskrit and Pahari Dogri Languages. It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.
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Maithili
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It is Chiefly spoken in the Maithilianchal region of Bihar. It is the second state language of Bihar. It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.
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Santhali
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It is Chiefly spoken in the area of Chhotanagpur Plateau in Jharkhand and Bihar. It has been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.
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Bodo
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It is chiefly spoken in Assam and its adjoining NorthEast States. It is been added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003.
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