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  Indian Languages - MSN Encarta
Indian Languages, the several hundred indigenous languages spoken on the Indian subcontinent, the vast majority of which belong either to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family or to the non-Indo-European Dravidian family.
In Pakistan, the official language is English, though Urdu and Sindhi are national languages; the official language of Bangladesh is Bangla.
Other significant Indic languages include Sinhala, the official language of Sri Lanka; and the many Romani languages, the languages of the Roma (Gypsies) that originated in India and were spread throughout the world.
uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578153/Indian_Languages.html   (1035 words)

  
 Awadhi language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Awadhi in slightly different forms (influenced by Brij Bhasha or Bundeli) is also spoken in the vatsa country (lower Doab) south of Awadh region which includes Kanpur and Allahabad.
Awadhi has originated from Brij Bhasa which is the oldest language of the region.
Awadhi is also influenced by Magahi, its language to the east.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Awadhi   (265 words)

  
 Hindi Information Center - hindi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Hindi is the predominant language in the states and territories of Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand, and Chattisgarh.
Standard Hindi is the principal official languages of India, while standard Urdu is the official language of Pakistan and the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Awadhi, hindi language spoken mostly in central Uttar Pradesh, the area formerly comprising the kingdom of Awadh or "Oudh"
www.scipeeps.com /Sci-Official_Languages_H_-_L/Hindi.html   (2606 words)

  
 ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2: International Standards for Language Codes. ISO 15924: International Standard for names of ...
Code set B provides for bibliographic applications which largely require unique recognition of individual languages and language groups and do not depend necessarily on language names, as they are not necessarily intended to be an abbreviation for the language.
In addition, the JWG agreed that future development of language codes should be based whenever possible on the vernacular form of the language, unless another language code is requested by the country or countries using the language.
Usually, all dialects of a language are represented by the code for the language but in a few cases, mostly as a result of historical circumstances rather than principle, codes are present for dialects - for example, in the case of Awadhi which is a dialect of Hindi.
www.ifla.org /IV/ifla65/papers/099-155e.htm   (2200 words)

  
 Language in India
For, each language, for which the population figure is given in the table below, includes also some other languages, or dialects that are not explicitly presented in the table.
Presented below is an alphabetical abstract of languages and the mother tongues with strength of 10, 000 and above at the all India level, included under each language.
There are a total of 114 languages and 216 mother tongues, 18 scheduled languages and 96 not specified in the schedule.
www.languageinindia.com /nov2001/1991Languages.html   (216 words)

  
 The Hindustani Language - Greatest Islamic Language of the World
It is not to be confused with Vangi or Bengali, the Sanskrit-based language of the Hindus.
`The birth of Urdu language was the direct result of the synthesis between the invading armies of Mahmud of Ghazni with the civilian population of the indian cities.
This led to an intermingling of the languages of the Hindus and Muslims.
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 ::: Star Weekend Magazine :::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The history of Bangla language too is replete with examples of translations that in essence stand on their own as they often surpass the feat of the original work.
Awadhi itself was an amalgam of Hindi, Urdu and Farsi.
But how the Bangla-speaking people will shape their future alongside that of the language, depends a lot on what they are capable of interiorising using the mother tongue.
thedailystar.net /magazine/2005/02/03/cover.htm   (3240 words)

  
 Hindi
Languages of the World is brought to you by the National Virtual Translation Center.
In the meantime, the language of the indigenous population remained relatively free of borrowings from Persian and Arabic, and instead borrowed words and literary conventions from Sanskrit.
Hindi is a Category II languages in terms of difficulty for speakers of English.
www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/february/hindi.html   (1583 words)

  
 Chhattisgarhi language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The speakers are concentrated in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh and in adjacent areas of Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, and Bihar.
Chhattisgarhi is most closely related to Bagheli and Awadhi (Avadhi), and these languages are classified in the East Central Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages, the Indian branch of the Indo-European language family.
According to the Indian Government, Chhattisgarhi is an eastern dialect of Hindi, although it is widely considered by linguists to be distinct enough from Hindi to constitute a separate language.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chhattisgarhi_language   (250 words)

  
 History of Indian Languages
It referred to the mixed Western Hindi-Urdu language that developed in the camps and marketplaces around Delhi, was spread throughout India from the 16th to 18th century, and functioned as a lingua franca among the different language groups.
Like the Dravidian languages, the Munda languages are known to have existed in India prior to the migration of people, from the Indus valley down southwards.
Linguists consider the Munda languages to be related to the Mon-Khmer languages of Southeast Asia in a larger grouping called the Austro-Asiatic family.
www.diehardindian.com /demogrph/moredemo/histlang.htm   (999 words)

  
 Rob Kay's Fiji Islands Travel Guide - Language, Fiji information, Fiji Islands, tourism, travel, surfing, diving, ...
The Fijian 'communalects' belong to the enormous Austronesian language family, which means they are related to thousands of other languages spanning the globe from Malagasy in the west to Rapanui (Easter Island) in the east, from Aotearoa (New Zealand) in the south to Hawaii and Taiwan in the north.
The languages of Polynesia (such as Maori, Tahitian, Tongan, Samoan and Hawaiian), the language of the tiny island of Rotuma to the north of Fiji, and of course their speakers, all originated in Fiji more than 3000 years ago.
When the need for a standard language became apparent, they selected the language of Bau, the tiny island off the south-east coast of Viti Levu which was, and in some ways still is, the seat of the major power in Fijian politics.
www.fijiguide.com /Facts/language.html   (1678 words)

  
 Information On India: NAtinal Language Hindi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The national language of the country is Hindi.
Different languages are spoken in all the states.
For the convenience of the people of India, the constitution had allowed English to be the National language for ten years, but the time has since then been extended.
www.tri-murti.com /india/language.html   (75 words)

  
 Kamat's Potpourri: The Languages of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kannada -- A prominent Dravidian language spoken in the province of Karnataka.
Kutchi -- A language spoken in the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Tulu -- A spoken language prominently spoken in Dakshina Kannada and Udupidistricts on the west-coast.
www.kamat.com /indica/diversity/languages.htm   (956 words)

  
 Language in India
That the language communities differ from one another in the perception of what a nation is." The concept is amply demonstrated in language use, rather in the changes that are necessitated in their use of terms.
However, when more than one language is used in a nation, acceptance of one language as the national language of a nation requires the acceptance of that language as the national language by the speakers all the languages of that nation.
The problems faced by a multilingual nation to settle upon a single language or a few languages as the official languages of the nation are quite different from the problems faced by the nations which have a clear dominant language of their own.
www.languageinindia.com /nov2004/mallikarjunmalaysiapaper1.html   (7630 words)

  
 Major Indian Languages
Hindi is used as second language; some bilingual ability in all social groups for education and contact with non-Haryanvi speakers.
Languages and dialects in the Western Hindi group are Hindustani, Bangaru, Braj Bhasha, Kanauji, Bundeli.
Language use is vigorous in home and community in most areas.
www.indojin.com /discoverindia/indianlang.htm   (1369 words)

  
 Language and Scripts
Some languages are, or have historically been, written in more than one script.
For less common languages it is often difficult to determine the precise list of characters used to write them.
The "Notes" field lists some countries in which the language is used, especially for lesser-known languages, but is not intended to be exhaustive.
www.unicode.org /onlinedat/languages-scripts.html   (256 words)

  
 UCLA Language Materials Project Language Profiles Page
The following languages are often taken to define its boundaries: Panjabi, Sindhi, and Gujarati define the western and northwestern boundaries; Marathi delimits Hindi’s southern boundary; Oriya marks the southeastern boundary; Bengali provides the eastern boundary; and Nepali marks the northern boundary.
The Hindi language is a descendent of Sanskrit.
In 1950, Hindi was recognized as the official language of India by the nation’s constitution.
www.lmp.ucla.edu /Profile.aspx?LangID=87&menu=004   (1037 words)

  
 Bhojpuri language resources
Bhojpuri is a dialect of Hindi, the official language of India, which is spoken as mother tongue mainly in western part of the state of Bihar and...
Bhojpuri is a dialect of Hindi, the official language of India, which is spoken as mother tongue mainly in western part of the state of Bihar and eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and...
Bhojpuri is a popular regional language spoken in northeastern India in the western part of state of Bihar, the northwestern part of Jharkhand, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, as well as an adjoining area of southern plains of Nepal.
mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/languages/languages/Bhojpuri.html   (1361 words)

  
 Democracy For Nepal (DFN): Language Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The language of instruction for all other subjects to Class 10 will be a decision to be made by the individual school board for the public schools and by the owners of the private schools: it is to one of the three - Nepali, Hindi, and English - or a combination.
It is for the state parliaments to decide on the use of a second, local language as the language of government at the local levels.
The idea behind language policy in the schools is to best prepare the students for the economy, for their careers, for their place in the world economy.
demrepubnepal.blogspot.com /2006/08/language-policy.html   (2211 words)

  
 North India - People groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bhojpuri - Bhojpuri is a dialect of Hindi, the official language of India which is spoken as mother tongue mainly in Western part of the state of Bihar and eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh and some adjoining area of Nepal.Bhojpuri is spoken on all the six continents.
Punjabi - Punjabi is the language of the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
It is an official language of the Indian state of Punjab and is also spoken in neighbouring areas such as Haryana and Delhi.
www.febaindia.com /n_pgroup.htm   (427 words)

  
 Hindi Language,National Language of India,official Language of India,Devanagari Language
Hindi is the National Language, and the regional language of six states.
The dialect that has been chosen as the official language is Khariboli in the Devnagari script.
Siddha literature was written in the popular language and this echoed devotional themes combined with a strong erotic feeling.
www.indiasite.com /language/hindi.html   (1550 words)

  
 Linguist online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gowariker combined the three most widely spoken - Brijbhasha, Awadhi and Bhojpuri - to create a new lingo, with an emphasis on Awadhi, which is close to Hindi (the national language) and so widely understood.
Fortunately, the first assistant director Apoorva Lakhia was able to act as unoffical interpreter and language teacher, and the crowds soon learnt the necessary words and technical terms.
According to the director, although language barriers are an accepted part of Hindi film production, they dissolve when a film hits the big screen.
home.clara.net /patriciatreasure/linguist_5_2001/misc.htm   (669 words)

  
 South Asian Media Net
Languages spoken in the five states of south India belong to the Dravidian family and most of the languages spoken in the north are of Aryan family.
These three languages aren’t spoken fluently in India today, but Sanskrit is recognized as one of the official languages of India.
Other significant Indic languages include Sinhalese, the official language of Sri Lanka; and Romani, the language of the Roma (Gypsies), which originated in India and was spread throughout the world.
www.southasianmedia.net /profile/india/history_india_languages.cfm   (2421 words)

  
 About Urdu
The dividing lines between languages are often not clear, being blurred by a proliferation of overlapping and interlacing dialects.
Vocabulary is likewise not characteristic of a language.
Thus a language which is really nobody's mother tongue is today the second most spoken language in the world, understood throughout most of the populous Indian subcontinent and in many unexpected corners of the globe.
sasw.chass.ncsu.edu /fl/faculty/taj/hindi/abturdu.htm   (900 words)

  
 Spoken Languages of the World - A...
It is estimated that there are over 10,000 spoken languages and dialects in the world.
Spoken languages - also known as speechforms - are identified by a language name optionally followed by a colon and dialect name.
Other language information is available from The Ethnologue, the Joshua Project, and Peoplegroups.org.
globalrecordings.net /languages/A   (179 words)

  
 Lucknow - The City of Nawabs | Lucknow City Portal | Shopping, Classifieds, Directory, Hotels..   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The most cherished commodity which migrated from Delhi and its neighbourhood was the Urdu language.
The awadhi dialect was gradually replaced by Urdu in the upper echelons of society.
Urdu language spread first in the poetic form and not as prose.
www.lucknowcity.com /artculture.html   (1731 words)

  
 Devanagari Computing Information (Penn State)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the past, proper encoding was not always considered a major issue and many larger news or information sites would offer their own fonts to download, but they would only work with those sites.
Language tags are also suggested so that search engines and screen readers parse the language of a page.
Another option is to compose the basic text in an international or foreign languags text editor or word processor and export the content as an HTML or text file with the appropriate encoding.
tlt.its.psu.edu /suggestions/international/bylanguage/devanagari.html   (1072 words)

  
 भोजपुरी संसार :: Bhojpuri Sansaar : Global ...
Bhojpuri is a dialect of Hindi, the official language of India, which is spoken as mother tongue mainly in western part of the state of Bihar and eastern part of the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and some adjoining area of Nepal(the land locked country and the only Hindu Nation of the world).
This site is created to spread awareness about the Bhojpuri language (which is spoken on all the six continents) and to make available the fact and figures about the language, its people and its region.
The Bhojpuri of Allahabad and surrounding areas is mixed with Awadhi, similarly the Bhohpuri of Vaishali is influenced with Maithali.
www.bhojpuri.org   (1212 words)

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