8 Amazing Yet Strange Facts About Indian Languages

Earlier, people would use actions for communication. It was those olden days where actions were the languages of the ancient people. There are several languages across the world and even some have been emerged as a powerful language in the world due to its importance and richness. When it comes to Indian languages, there are nearly 1652 languages spoken in India as per the census of 1961. Later, Hindi has become the most common language spoken in the country and adopted as the official language of India on 14th September 1949. Further, the day has been celebrated as Hindi Diwas in India every year. While you might have excellent knowledge about Indian languages, there are multiple interesting facts about the languages of our nation. Check out the following unknown facts about the languages of India which would make you feel amazed.

* Hindi is The Most Spoken Language in The World

Well, Hindi is known to be spoken by nearly 500 million speakers all over the world. While it is the third most spoken language in the world, Bengali and Punjabi are listed in the top 10 languages of the world.

* Malayalam is The Longest Palindrome

This is one of the most interesting facts that Malayalam, the South Indian language spoken in the state of Kerala has the longest palindrome in the world. Well, a palindrome is nothing but a word that reads the same when it is read backward and forward in the English language.

* Sanskrit is the Most Facinating Language

In Mattur village of Karnataka, people use to speak only in Sanskrit with each other. It is known to be the state language of Uttarkhand and is supposed to belong to the same family as Latin which is why several words are ending in ‘um’ in both languages. Yet another interesting fact is that 14 universities in Germany offer Sanskrit as a subject. It is the most computer-friendly language as well.

* The Classical Language Tamil is Official Language in Singapore and Srilanka

Recorded as a classical language by UNESCO, Tamil language is spoken in the Southern state, Tamil Nadu. The language which is personified as a God is an official language in Singapore and Sri Lanka. It has been recognized as a minority language in South Africa, Malaysia, and Mauritius. Tamil also has meanings as beauty, sweet and natural.

* Few States of India Has Their Own Official Language

There are some Indian states which have their own official languages such as Jammu and Kashmir has Urdu, Uttarkhand has Sanskrit and Goa have Konkani as an official language.

* Four Groups of Indian Languages

Did you know there are four groups in which Indian languages are categorized? Well, All the Indian languages would fall into one of the four groups such as Afro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, and Sino-Tibetan.

* Telugu- Italian of The East

Hailed as the sweetest Indian language by Rabindranath Tagore, Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word ending with a vowel sound. This is why it is known as the “Italian of the East.” The language has been incorporated with the most number of idioms when compared to any other language.

* Scheduled Languages

As per the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, there are 22 languages which are provided status and official encouragement. And these 22 languages are known as the scheduled languages.