Languages
National Language: Hindi
Mother of All Languages: Sanskrit
Most Spoken Language: Hindi, English
There are 16 main languages in India, but there is no single language whose roots are purely Indian. Being a vast country which has absorbed its conquerors, India speaks with a different tongue wherever you go. It has become the home of numerous races and communities which came here to settle never to return. They chalked out certain parts of the country and thus established different linguistic zones. Thus, this vast nation has as many languages as there are races and communities. The number of states have their boundaries marked on the basis of the language spoken there.
Common Idioms, Words and Phrases:
There are 16 main languages in India, but there is no single language
which can be said to be 'Indian'. Being a vast country which has absorbed
who so ever came here; numerous races and communities came and settled.
Each one had differnt language and from other and they settled in
different parts of the country. Thus, this vast nation has as many
languages as much there are races and communities. number of states have
their boundaries marked on the basis of the language spoken there.
The number dialects are even more confusing and at times lead to
misunderstanding. In general it can be said that hindi is one langfuage
which is spoken and understood by more than half the Indian population.
But it is English which is most widely spoken and understood. One can say
that even after half century of Independence English continues to be the
contact language in India. It is very easy to get around India with
English -- fater all many Indians have to speak English to each other if
they wish to communicate. Nevertheless it is always better to know at
least a little of local language. Here are listed few common words and
phrases in Hindi :
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