Guest guest Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 India is blessed with 3,372 languages Monday, 13 December , 2004, 17:39 New Delhi: There are 3,372 languages in India and only 216 are spoken by a group of 10,000 persons or more, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. As per the Census of India, 1991, there are 1,576 classified and 1,796 unclassified languages and out of these 10,000 persons or more speak only 216 languages, Culture Minister Jaipal Reddy said during Question Hour. In reply to a query, he assured the House that the government would take steps for development of Marwari language. http://headlines.sify.com/news/fullstory.php? id=13628620&headline=India~blessed~with~3,372~languages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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