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5 days ago · The Dravidian languages (sometimes called Dravidic) are a family of languages spoken by 250 million people, mainly in southern India, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan, with pockets elsewhere in South Asia.
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3 days ago · The Austronesian languages ( / ˌɔːstrəˈniːʒən /) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples ). [1] They are spoken by about 386 million people (4.9% of the world population) [citation ...
3 days ago · Recent News. Indus River in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani-administered portion of Kashmir. South Asia, subregion of Asia, consisting of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and peninsular India. It includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; Afghanistan and the Maldives are often considered part of South Asia as well.
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3 days ago · Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in the Lakshadweep and Maldive islands. Bengali language, member of the Indo-Aryan group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by more than 210 million people as a first or second language, with some 100 million Bengali speakers in Bangladesh; about 85 million in India ...
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3 days ago · Nepal, country of Asia, lying along the southern slopes of the Himalayan mountain ranges. It is a landlocked country located between India to the east, south, and west and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north. Its territory extends roughly 500 miles (800 kilometres) from east to west and 90 to 150 miles from north to south.
Jan 30, 2024 · Cantonese is a language spoken throughout south-eastern China and in some neighboring countries. It is often also referred to as Yue Yu or Guangdong Hua. Between 50 and 80 million people speak this language throughout the world, notably in south-east Asia, Australia, and Canada. Due to the historical interaction of its areas of use with English ...
