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The languages in the region mostly comprise Indo-Iranic and Dravidian languages, and further members of other language families like Austroasiatic, and Tibeto-Burman languages. English is considered the international lingua franca of the South Asian countries.
May 13, 2024 · Dravidian languages, family of some 70 languages spoken primarily in South Asia. The Dravidian languages are spoken by more than 215 million people in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. They are divided into South, South-Central, Central, and North groups; these groups are further organized into 24 subgroups.
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South Asia has one of the most complex and diverse range of languages and dialects in the entire world. There are literally thousands of languages and dialects throughout the region, spoke by millions of people or only by a few hundred people.
Languages of South Asia. The languages of South Asia include a few major language families : Indo-Aryan languages, the most widespread. [1] [2] Iranic languages, in Pakistan and Afghanistan. [1] [2] Nuristani languages, in a small area of Afghanistan and Pakistan. [2] Dravidian languages, in South India and Sri Lanka.
Although dominated by major languages and families, there are number of minor families and isolates in South Asia and Southeast Asia. From west to east, these include: Hattic, an unclassified language in Anatolia. extinct languages of the Fertile Crescent such as Sumerian and Elamite.
There are numerous languages in South Asia. The spoken languages of the region are largely based on geography and shared across religious boundaries, but the written script is sharply divided by religious boundaries. In particular, Muslims of South Asia such as in Afghanistan and Pakistan use the Arabic alphabet and Persian Nastaliq.
Roughly 900 languages are spoken in South Asia (including Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka). Hindi and Urdu (national languages of India and Pakistan) are considered by linguists to be two varieties of one language, but thought of by speakers as different languages.
