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Top 10 Most Widely Spoken Languages in India 2018
Communication needs language. Yes, that is a very true statement as you can express your feelings best by using a language only. Every country, continent, culture has their own language. There are people who like to learn different cultures but for that, they had to learn the language of the culture.
We all know that India is a country which is enriched with a lot of different cultures and with every different culture comes a different language. It is a vast country where each part has a different language. Here we will discuss the top 10 languages which are spoken in the country.
1. Hindi: The language of Hindustan(India) is known as Hindi. It is the official language of India now. The language …show more content…

Telugu: Telugu is next in the list of the most widely spoken languages in India. This language is used mostly in the South Indian states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Over 74 million people in the country speak this language. Dravidian civilization is the origin of the language. It is also the 15th most spoken language in the world.

4. Marathi: With over 72 million people speaking the language, Marathi is the fourth most spoke language in India. The origin of the language which is spoken in states like Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, and union-territories like Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli is Indo Aryan Southern Language. The language which is invented over 2000 years ago is also the 19th most spoken language of the world.

5. Tamil: In India, over 61 million people speak this language which makes it no. 5 in our list of most spoken languages of India. The language which has the origin of Dravidian civilization is spoken in states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Malaysia, it is used as an educational language. The language is said to be more than 2200 years …show more content…

Urdu: 52 million people speak this language who are spread all across the country which makes it the 7th most spoken language of India. The name Urdu came from Turkic word Ordu. The language has a origin of Aryan Central civilization and is spoken mostly in states like Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand and Telangana. 99% of the words of this language have their roots in Prakrit or Sanskrit.

8. Gujarati: Over 46 million people speak the language in India which is the 8th most spoken language in the country. This language is the first language of famous personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The language is spoken in the state of Gujarat and union territories like Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The language is the 26th most spoken language in the world. The standard Guajarati is spoke in the Saurashtra region.

9. Malayalam: The next language which features in the list is Malayalam, the language of hill region. The root of the language is Dravidian civilization. Over 33 million people speak the language in states like Kerala, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep. This beautiful language has 52 letters which is the highest in any of the languages in

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