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| Indian Languages in depth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Languages have an incredible number of dialects , most of them in current usage too! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marathi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marathi : (Maharashtra and adjacent states) Dialects : 42 dialects. The dialect situation throughout the greater Marathi speaking area is complex. Dialects bordering other major language areas share many features with those languages: Deccani, Varhadi, Nagpuri, Ikrani, Gowlan Dialects : PARABHI (KAYASTHI, DAMANI), KOLI, KIRISTAV, DHANAGARI, BHANDARI, THAKARI, KARHADI, SANGAMESVARI (BAKOTI, BANKOTI), GHATI (MAOLI), MAHARI (DHED, HOLIA, PARVARI). STANDARD KONKANI (GOANESE), BARDESKARI (GOMANTAKI), SARASVAT BRAHMIN, KUDALI (MALVANI), DALDI(NAWAITS), CHITAPAVANI (KONKANASTHS), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hindi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hindi : (Throughout northern India: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Northern Bihar, Himachal Pradesh.) Literary Hindi, or Hindi-Urdu, has four varieties: HINDI (High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, Literary Hindi, Standard Hindi); URDU; DAKHINI; REKHTA. Dialects in the Western Hindi group : HINDUSTANI, BANGARU, BRAJ BASHA, KANAUJI, BUNDELI; Besides, there are numerous dialects not too clearly differentiated from being considered as 'languages' on their own | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tamil : (Tamil Nadu and neighboring states.) Dialects : ADI DRAVIDA, AIYAR, AIYANGAR, ARAVA, BURGANDI, KASUVA, KONGAR, KORAVA, KORCHI, MADRASI, PARIKALA, PATTAPU BHASHA, TAMIL, SRI LANKA TAMIL, MALAYA TAMIL, BURMA TAMIL, SOUTH AFRICA TAMIL, TIGALU, HARIJAN, SANKETI, HEBBAR, MANDYAM BRAHMIN, SECUNDERABAD BRAHMIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Telegu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Telugu : (Andhra Pradesh and neighboring states) Dialects : BERAD, DASARI, DOMMARA, GOLARI, KAMATHI, KOMTAO, KONDA-REDDI, SALEWARI, TELANGANA, TELUGU, VADAGA, VADARI, SRIKAKULA, VISHAKAPATNAM, EAST GODAVERI, RAYALSEEMA, NELLORE,GUNTUR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kannada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kannada : (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra) Dialects : BIJAPUR, JEINU KURUBA, AINE KURUBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malayalam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malayalam : (Kerala, Laccadive Islands, and neighboring states) Dialects : MALABAR, NAGARI-MALAYALAM, MALAYALAM, SOUTH KERALA, CENTRAL KERALA, NORTH KERALA, KAYAVAR, NAMBOODIRI, MOPLAH, PULAYA, NASRANI, NAYAR. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bengali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bengali : (West Bengal and neighboring states) Dialects: BARIK, BHATIARI, CHIRMAR, KACHARI-BENGALI, LOHARI, MALPAHARIA, MUSSELMANI, RAJSHAHI, SAMARIA, SARAKI, SIRIPURIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gujarati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gujarati : (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka,Madhya Pradesh) Dialects: Standard Gujarati (Saurashtra standard, Nagari, Bombay Gujarati, Patnuli), Gamadia (gramya, surati, anawla, brathela, Eastern Broach Gujarati, Charotari, Patidari, Vadodari, Ahmedabad Gamadia, Patani), Parsi, Kathiyawadi (Jhalawadi, Sorathi, Holadi, Gohilwadi, Bhawnagari), Kharwa, Kakari, Tarimuki (Ghisadi). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oriya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oriya : (Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh) Dialects : MUGHALBANDI (ORIYA PROPER, STANDARD ORIYA), SOUTHERN ORIYA, BHATRI, NORTHWESTERN ORIYA, WESTERN ORIYA (SAMBALPURI), NORTH BALASORE ORIYA, MIDNAPORE ORIYA, HALBI, KORAPUT ORIYA (DESIA ORIYA). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assamese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assamese: (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh. Also in Bhutan.) Dialects: JHARWA (PIDGIN), MAYANG, STANDARD ASSAMESE, WESTERN ASSAMESE. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Punjabi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Punjabi : (Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jammu, Kashmir) Dialects : MAJHI, DOAB, BHATYIANA, POWADHI, MALWA, BATHI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urdu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urdu : (Jammu and Kashmir and by Muslims in many parts of India) Dialects : DAKHINI (DAKANI, DECCAN, DESIA, MIRGAN), PINJARI, REKHTA (REKHTI). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sindhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sindhi : (Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh) Dialects : BHATIA, JADEJI, KACHCHHI, KAYASTHI, LARI, LASI, THARELI, THARI, VICCHOLI, VISHOLI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kashmiri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kashmiri : (Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kashmir Valley) Dialects : BAKAWALI, BUNJWALI, STANDARD KASHMIRI (KASHTAWARI), KISHTWARI, MIRASKI, POGULI, RAMBANI, RIASI, SHAH-MANSURI, SIRAJI OF DODA, SIRAJI-KASHMIRI, ZAYOLI, ZIRAK-BOLI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nepali | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nepali : (West Bengal, Darjeeling area, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh) Dialects : GORKHALI, PALPA, NEPALI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Konkani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Konkani : Spoken language in North and central coastal strip of Maharashtra, Goa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanskrit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SANSKRIT : Literary and liturgical language | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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