Do You Know India Has More Than 830 Languages?
By AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27424)
India
February 15, 2018 6:43am CST
India is an Asian Country with highest population only next to China.
It is having many interesting things worth discussing.
This country is having more than 830 languages including the dialectics and this has been recorded in Guinness World Records.
Is it so? That's what the girl in the picture published here says!
What do you say?
On a currency note we have printing of the denomination in seventeen languages.
How many languages do you have in the country you live in?
May I know a few of them?
[Picture: courtesy : Pexel. A free picture provider to use them anywhere.]
Is it so? That's what the girl in the picture published here says!
What do you say?
On a currency note we have printing of the denomination in seventeen languages.
How many languages do you have in the country you live in?
May I know a few of them?
[Picture: courtesy : Pexel. A free picture provider to use them anywhere.]17 people like this
20 responses
@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
15 Feb 18
I just checked and what @owlwings writes is correct. There are 7202 spoken languages in the world and 440 are at risk of extinction. My country (Italy) is very small, but there are 32 different languages spoken. North Korea only 1, it shows that there is a dictator there.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
Hindi is a language which most people understand though people believe that it is a National language that is not true...India doen't have any national language, but it has many official languages in which English is one dear @mrki444! Thanks for the concern and the curiosity! Have a great time!
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@snowy22315 (181943)
• United States
15 Feb 18
I had no idea. Even if the languages are closer to 400 that is still alot. There are several different languages spoken in the US but many of them are confined to certain sectors. English and Spanish are of course, the primary languages spoken here.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
Thanks a lot dear @snowy22315 for the updation! I never had an idea that in US Spanish is a primary language with English! Thanks for updating! God bless!
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@snowy22315 (181943)
• United States
15 Feb 18
@AKRao24 It is not an official language but plenty of people speak it, and most of our packaging and instructions are in English and Spanish. Not as many people speak Spanish as English, don't get the wrong idea!
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
15 Feb 18
I think that you have misread the information. According to the Economist's figures (as reported in Asian Correpondent). Papua New Guinea has 830 languages and India comes fourth with 438.
The British Isles has five or six living native languages (some would exclude Cornish and some would say that Scots is distinct from English, rather than a dialect). Of course, very many more languages than that are spoken in Britain because of recent immigration.
If you have the time and patience, then this would be an interesting question to ask any bystander in India: How many languages are spoken in India? My guess is you will get as
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
Could be but I have mentined what I have read in the Record books and unfortunately everything got burnt as my library was infested with termites dear @owlwings ! despite all these things I will try to research and get back to you with the facts1 No hassels if I am wrong ...that is just updation of my knowledge! Thanks a lot !
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@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
25 Mar 18
I am an Indian and think you may be right.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
25 Mar 18
That is the official record @aninditasen! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 Mar 18
@aninditasen , Yes I am sure they must be much more than that! Thanks!
@aninditasen (16505)
• Raurkela, India
26 Mar 18
@AKRao24The unofficial would be more.
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@saritflor (3914)
• Hungary
13 Jun 18
WOW didn't have a clue about that ! hope though there isn't problem to understand persons there from different places :)
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
14 Jun 18
Yes, in fact India is an country with Unity in diversity! Thanks @saritflor !
@sunshine102 (62)
•
17 Feb 18
wow...how marvelous is our creator...and in every country more languages also....what a beauty...so amazing
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
18 Feb 18
In India we have many languages, religions and cultures and despite that we all live in peace and harmony which makes this country a unique one with Unity in diversity dear friend @sunshine102! Thanks!
@luisadannointed (6328)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
Wow! I didn't know that... and I never thought that India is the second highest in population. Thank you for the info.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
Yes that is what it is according to last years Records dear friend! Thanks dear friend @luisadannointed! Have a nice time!
@kareemadivina (1230)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
I'm surprised that India are speaking that much languages.I heard only of 2 major languages Malayalam and Hindi and they almost sounds the same.I can't recognized one from the other, and I really missed about 800 plus languages.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
They are two distinct languages with different origins! One is having Aryan origin and another one from Dravidian origin! There are many languages in India which not as a Indian one can talk! Thanks dear @kareemadivina!
@jobelbojel (36000)
• Philippines
15 Feb 18
That's lots of dialects. Here in the Philippines, we have major dialects, 8 of them are spoken nationwide. And around 120-187 dialects.
I know how to speak Filipino (my national language) and Pangasinan is my dialect. I know how to speak a little of Kapampangan. And I can understand Ilokano phrases.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
It is dialects that increases the number of languages in a country. Since India is densely populated and is having quite a good area we tend to have more languages here. Nice to know about the Filipino language and other languages you speak there dear @jobelbojel ! Thanks ! Have a great time!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
15 Feb 18
Don't worry there is no problem (kaai harkat naai) ! It is impossible to speak all the main languages of the states of India, you are thinking to speak all the languages dear @zambaredevendra! Thanks a lot for responding! Godbless!
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7119)
• Cuddalore, India
15 Feb 18
INDIA is also a museum of culture and tradition.So many culture and tradition
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