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Which language is mostly spoken in south India?
The majority of the people in South India speak at least one of the four major Dravidian languages: Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam. Some states and union territories also recognize a minority language: such as Urdu in Telangana, and French in Puducherry. Tulu is the next most spoken Dravidian language.
Do South Indians speak Urdu?
In South India Muslims usually speaks Urdu. Because there is huge Muslim population. Specially in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Madras/Chennai.
What are the different languages spoken by Muslims in India?
Malayalam/Beary – Muslims living in the Indian state of Kerala speak Malayalam as their mother tongue. Those living in Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka speak Beary, a language similar to Malayalam. Kashmiri – Muslims of the Kashmir valley speak the Kashmiri language. Dogri and Punjabi are languages of the Muslims in Jammu.
Which language does not have the status of national language in India?
The Constitution of India does not give any language the status of national language. The official languages of the Union Government of the Republic of India are Hindi in the Devanagari script and English.
What is the total number of Gujarati speakers in India?
Gujarati is the chief language in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is also an official language in the union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 4.5\% of population of India (1.21 billion according to 2011 census) speaks Gujarati. This amounts to 54.6 million speakers in India.
Which is the second most spoken and understood language in India?
Bengali is the second most spoken and understood language in the country with a significant amount of speakers in eastern and northeastern regions. Marathi is the third most spoken and understood language in the country with a significant amount of speakers in South-Western regions.