{"id":4429,"date":"2021-09-01T19:35:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T17:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miviajealaindia.com\/?p=4429"},"modified":"2025-04-11T18:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:11:49","slug":"languages-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"The languages of India: the coexistence of thousands of languages and dialects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that India has 22 languages recognized as official languages? The country of diversity is home to 400 languages and almost 2,000 dialects marked by the country's history. I will tell you all the details about <strong>the languages of India<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#_%C2%BFQue_idioma_hablan_en_India_%C2%BFCuantos_idiomas_hay_en_India\" >\u00a0What language do they speak in India? How many languages are there in India?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#Origen_de_los_idiomas_de_la_India\" >Origin of Indian languages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#Los_idiomas_de_la_India_oficiales\" >Indian languages (official)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#Los_idiomas_de_la_India_oficiales_de_cada_estado_y_territorios_de_la_India\" >The official Indian languages of each state and territory of India:<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#Idiomas_de_la_India_por_Estados\" >Languages of India by States:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#Idiomas_de_la_India_por_territorios\" >Languages of India by territory:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#Los_idiomas_de_la_India_mas_hablados_y_su_numero_de_parlantes_idiomas_india\" >The most spoken Indian languages and their number of speakers (Indian languages)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#El_idioma_Hindi_el_idioma_de_la_India_mas_hablado_y_el_idioma_oficial_de_la_India\" >Hindi language (the most widely spoken Indian language and the official language of India)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#La_Lengua_Indostani_y_su_uso\" >The Hindustani Language and its Use<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/languages-in-india\/#El_uso_del_ingles_en_la_India\" >The use of English in India<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%C2%BFQue_idioma_hablan_en_India_%C2%BFCuantos_idiomas_hay_en_India\"><\/span>\u00a0What language do they speak in India? How many languages are there in India?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you may know, India is an extremely large country in size and population. It has an enormous cultural richness that has always been nourished by all those cultures that have passed through its lands throughout history. All these cultures have left their mark in the history of the country, its gastronomy, customs and also in its languages and dialects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India has<strong> 22 official languages<\/strong> (Hindi being the most widely spoken), <strong>400 languages and almost 2000 dialects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The majority of the population is multilingual, they can speak English, Hindi and a mother tongue. English is usually the communication tool between the Northern and Southern states, as Hindi is not widely spoken in the South.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to linguistic diversity, banknotes (rupees) have the monetary amount written on the back in 15 different languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Origen_de_los_idiomas_de_la_India\"><\/span><strong>Origin of Indian languages<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The languages spoken in India are very varied and extremely different due to the fact that <strong>come from different roots or linguistic families<\/strong>. Mostly there are 4 roots:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Indo-European language<\/strong>: predominates in the northern states with languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Dogri, Gujarati, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi. Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi belong to the Indo-Aryan subgroup. During the Muslim invasion in the 12th century, the most widely spoken languages in northern India were those derived from Persian and Iranian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dravidian root or dravidian root<\/strong>: predominates in the south with languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sino-Tibetan roots<\/strong>: Manipuri and Bodo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>World Languages<\/strong>: Santali is classified as a Munda language, and the origin of these languages is not known with certainty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Los_idiomas_de_la_India_oficiales\"><\/span><strong>Languages<\/strong><strong> of India (official)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Constitution of India recognizes <strong>23 official languages including 22 Indian languages and English<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.5\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1300\" height=\"921\" src=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mapa-idiomas-de-la-india.png\" alt=\"Map of Indian languages\" class=\"wp-image-5408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mapa-idiomas-de-la-india.png 1300w, https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mapa-idiomas-de-la-india-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mapa-idiomas-de-la-india-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/mapa-idiomas-de-la-india-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map of the languages of India. Author : EOM (https:\/\/elordenmundial.com\/mapas\/)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have doubts about what language they speak in India, below I indicate each of the languages of India and the states and even other countries where this language is the official language:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hindi:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/new-delhi-travel-guide\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5007\">Delhi<\/a>, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tamil:<\/strong> Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. It is one of the oldest languages in the world. It is also one of the official languages of Sri Lanka and Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sanskrit:<\/strong> is a classical language, one of the oldest in the world and the language in which the Vedas were written. It is currently spoken by 190,000 people and is still used in some universities, ceremonies and in various media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bengali:<\/strong> West Bengal and Tripura. It is also the official language of Bangladesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also the mother tongue of Rabindranath Tagore, poet and Nobel Laureate in Literature who described the Taj Mahal as \"a tear on the cheek of time\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nepali:<\/strong> Sikkim and Darjeeling. It is also the official language of Nepal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Asames<\/strong>: Assam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bodo:<\/strong> is the second official language of Assam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gujarati:<\/strong> Dadra, Gujarat, Nagar, Haveli, Daman and Diu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cachemiro:<\/strong> Jammu and Kashmir<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Urdu:<\/strong> Jammu and Kashmir (lesser number of speakers than Kashmir)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dogri:<\/strong> Jammu and Kashmir. It is also spoken in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Punjabi:<\/strong> Punjab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Canarese or Kannada:<\/strong> Karnataka. It is one of the oldest languages in the world<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Malabar or Malayalam:<\/strong> Kerala and Lakshadweep<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Konkani:<\/strong> is spoken in Kerala, although it is the official language of Goa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Oriya:<\/strong> Orissa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marathi:<\/strong> Maharashtra. It has 42 different dialects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sindhi:<\/strong> is spoken in the Pakistani province of Sind and the Indian border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maithili:<\/strong> Bihar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santali:<\/strong> official language in Jharkhand but also spoken in Bengal and Bihar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Manipuri:<\/strong> Manipur (of Indo-Tibetan origin)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Telugu:<\/strong> Andhra Pradesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Los_idiomas_de_la_India_oficiales_de_cada_estado_y_territorios_de_la_India\"><\/span>The official Indian languages of each state and territory of India:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Idiomas_de_la_India_por_Estados\"><\/span>Languages of India by States:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Official language of Andhra Pradesh:<\/strong> telugu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Arunachal Pradesh:<\/strong> English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Assam:<\/strong> asames<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of West Bengal:<\/strong> Bengali<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Bihar:<\/strong> Hindi. Urdu is recognized although it is not an official language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Chhattisgarh:<\/strong> hindi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Goa:<\/strong> Konkani. Marathi is recognized although it is not an official language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Gujarat:<\/strong> Gujarati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Haryana:<\/strong> hindi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Himachal Pradesh:<\/strong> hindi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Jammu and Kashmir:<\/strong> urdu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Jharkhand:<\/strong> hindi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Karnataka:<\/strong> Kannada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Kerala:<\/strong> English, Malabar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Madhya Pradesh:<\/strong> hindi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Maharashtra:<\/strong> marathi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Manipur:<\/strong> manipur\u00ed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Meghalaya:<\/strong> English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Mizoram:<\/strong> mizo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Nagaland:<\/strong> English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Orissa:<\/strong> English, oriya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Punjab:<\/strong> panjabi, sindhi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Rajasthan:<\/strong> hindi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Sikkim:<\/strong> English although Nepali is the most widely spoken language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Tamil Nadu:<\/strong> Tamil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Tripura:<\/strong> Bengali, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Uttar Pradesh:<\/strong> Hindi. Urdu is recognized although it is not an official language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Uttaranchal:<\/strong> Hindi, English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Idiomas_de_la_India_por_territorios\"><\/span><strong>Languages of India by territory:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Official language of Andaman and Nicobar Islands:<\/strong> Hindi, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I<strong>official language of Chandigarh:<\/strong> Hindi, English, Panjabi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Dadra and Nagar Haveli:<\/strong> Gujarati, Marathi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Daman and Diu<\/strong>: Gujarati, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Delhi:<\/strong> hindi, panjabi, urdu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of the Laquedivas Islands:<\/strong> juggling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official language of Pondicherry:<\/strong> English, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Los_idiomas_de_la_India_mas_hablados_y_su_numero_de_parlantes_idiomas_india\"><\/span><strong>Languages<\/strong><strong> most widely spoken and their number of speakers (Indian languages)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hindi is undoubtedly the most widely spoken and spoken language throughout the country<\/strong>. Hindi has 550 million users or speakers. It is followed by English with 126 million users and with a remarkable growth in the world of education, business and commerce. Bengali, Telugu, Marathi and Tamil, although in smaller proportions, also enjoy a large number of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hindi<\/strong>: 550 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>English<\/strong>: 126 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bengali<\/strong>: 90 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Telugu<\/strong>: 84 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Marathi<\/strong>: 84 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tamil<\/strong>: 67 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Urdu<\/strong>: 59 million users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kannada<\/strong>: 51 million users<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_idioma_Hindi_el_idioma_de_la_India_mas_hablado_y_el_idioma_oficial_de_la_India\"><\/span><strong>Hindi<\/strong> (the most widely spoken Indian language and the official language of India)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hindi comes from the Persian word \"hind\" meaning \"land of the Indus River.\"<\/strong>. In the 18th century, when the Indus land was invaded by the Turks, they called the native language of the area \"Hindi\" i.e. \"language of the land of the Indus River\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hindi is the official language of India along with English. It is also <strong>the fourth most spoken language in the world<\/strong> after Mandarin, Spanish and English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hindi is a descendant of the Sanskrit language and is part of the Indo-Aryan language family. Hindi is the official language of India and also of most states in the country, is the mother tongue of 35% of the population and is spoken by over 400 million people in India. It is also learned as a mother tongue in Nepal, Pakistan, Fiji and Mauritius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/idioma-hindi.jpg\" alt=\"Hindi language alphabet\" class=\"wp-image-5409\" title=\"Written with the Hindi alphabet (devanagari)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/idioma-hindi.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/idioma-hindi-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/idioma-hindi-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/idioma-hindi-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hindi uses the Devanagari alphabet as do many of the predominant languages in the north of the country. But due to the large number of languages and dialects, several writing systems and alphabets coexist in the same territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is <strong>the language of Bollywood cinema and music<\/strong>. This is the reason why it has spread to many corners of the world and has more and more foreigners who, although they do not fully master it, understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Lengua_Indostani_y_su_uso\"><\/span><strong>The Hindustani Language and its Use<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hindustani language is the term used to refer to the informal language or \"street or bazaar language\" of Hindi and Urdu. <strong>Hindi and spoken Urdu are very similar and if you learn one of these two Indian languages you will understand both<\/strong>, but they use two different writing systems based on their linguistic roots in Sanskrit and Persian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_uso_del_ingles_en_la_India\"><\/span><strong>The use of English in India<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After gaining independence in 1947, there was an intention to reduce the use of English in free India as it was a symbol of the British Raj era but in practice it has not been reduced and is the co-official language of the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">English is not widely used in Indian households, except in the upper castes especially in the cities. It is used in business, technology and is also the language of the government and the Supreme Court (along with Hindi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the years, <strong>Indian English has undergone adaptations and has notable pronunciation differences with Standard British English,<\/strong>to the extend that it is referred to by the term <strong>\"hinglish\"<\/strong> and I must admit that in some cases the accent is so different that it is difficult to understand if you are not used to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are organizing your trip to India, please note that <strong>speaking English you will have no problem getting by in cities and tourist areas<\/strong> , but if your plan is to visit rural or tribal areas off the beaten track you may have to resort to a translation app or a native to guide you. And if you want to get into the culture at 100%, you might want to learn Hindi :)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I share with you a link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/?sl=es&amp;tl=hi&amp;op=translate&amp;hl=ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">hindi translator<\/a> so that you can have it at hand during your trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you have a clearer picture on <strong>what language do they speak in India<\/strong>, I invite you to continue discovering the culture of this wonderful country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Map author: EOM <a href=\"https:\/\/elordenmundial.com\/mapas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/elordenmundial.com\/mapas\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Map download license: <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.5\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.5\/es\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfSab\u00edas que la India tiene 22 idiomas reconocidos como oficiales? En el pa\u00eds de la diversidad conviven 400 lenguas y casi 2000 dialectos marcados por la historia del pa\u00eds. Te cuento todos los detalles sobre los idiomas de la India \u00a0\u00bfQu\u00e9 idioma hablan en India? \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos idiomas hay en India? Como ya sabes, la India [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_swt_meta_header_display":false,"_swt_meta_footer_display":false,"_swt_meta_site_title_display":false,"_swt_meta_sticky_header":false,"_swt_meta_transparent_header":false,"iawp_total_views":1176,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultura"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india.jpg",1366,769,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india.jpg",1366,769,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india.jpg",1366,769,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india.jpg",18,10,false],"yarpp-thumbnail":["https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/que-idioma-hablan-en-india-120x120.jpg",120,120,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Isabel","author_link":"https:\/\/laindiaentusmanos.com\/en\/author\/a9b968afa56b6702645eae0b2991bafd\/"},"uagb_comment_info":14,"uagb_excerpt":"\u00bfSab\u00edas que la India tiene 22 idiomas reconocidos como oficiales? En el pa\u00eds de la diversidad conviven 400 lenguas y casi 2000 dialectos marcados por la historia del pa\u00eds. Te cuento todos los detalles sobre los idiomas de la India \u00a0\u00bfQu\u00e9 idioma hablan en India? \u00bfCu\u00e1ntos idiomas hay en India? 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