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India: 3,372 languages, one country
December 13, 2004 17:20 IST
There are 3,372 languages in India but only 216 are spoken by a group of 10,000 persons or more, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. As per the 1991 census, there are 1,576 classified and 1,796 unclassified languages, Culture Minister S Jaipal Reddy said during Question Hour.
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Sub: There must be more
The number must be much more. I am sure other languages like semaphore, morse code, shorthand notations, sign language, navy flag code, thieves cant, officialese, ...
Posted by Dr T S Raman
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Sub: Dialects or Languages?
Are they talking about varying dailects of a regional language..or .I will be surprised to know there are indeed that many distinct languages?
Posted by avidnewsreader
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Sub: India: 3372 languages, 1 country
There are so many languages in our country, yet we have no language of luv, trust and brotherhood.
Posted by priti sethi
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Sub: languages
Fine more languages more states ( based on language) more castes more party's more leaders more free power more loan (not recoverable) more quota's (in ...
Posted by M.Rajendran
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Sub: What a wrong numbers from minister
Dear all, My comment: See 1991 Census says 1652 mother tongues. 1991 census says 18 official languages with 114 dialects 96 nosheduled languages with 214 ...
Posted by Nelson
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