The native language of Dr. Akshaykumar Malharrao Kale is spoken by how many people in 2007?
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Akshaykumar Kale Dr. Akshaykumar Malharrao Kale (Marathi: डॉ.अक्षयकुमार मल्हारराव काळे) born 27 July 1953, is a critic of modern Marathi poetry, and was Professor and Head of Marathi Department in RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, India.
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Marathi language Marathi ( ; मराठी "Marāṭhī "; ] ) is an Indian language spoken predominantly by the Marathi people of Maharashtra. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. There were 73 million speakers in 2007; Marathi ranks 19th in the list of most spoken languages in the world. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi, Bengali and Telugu in that order. Marathi has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indo-Aryan languages, dating from about 900 AD. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Malvani Konkani has been heavily influenced by Marathi varieties. The earliest example of the existence of Marathi as an independent language dates back to more than 2,000 years
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Georgian language Georgian (ქართული ენა "kartuli ena", ] ) is a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians. It is the official language of Georgia.
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Malto language Malto or Paharia is a Northern Dravidian language spoken primarily in East India.
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Mangalore Kannada Mangalore Kannada is one of the three regional varieties of Kannada language, an official language of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also referred as the "Coastal dialect". The other regional varieties of Kannada are Bangalore / Mysore Kannada and Dharwar Kannada (Northern dialect). Mangaluru Kannada is spoken with clear diction and close to the way Kannada is taught in primary schools. Historical/Mythological Kannada movies/dramas use Mangalore Kannada. It sounds very formal and respectful to the listener.
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Byangsi language Byangsi (also called Byansi, Byãsi, Byangkho Lwo, Byanshi, Bhotia, and Byangkhopa) is a West Himalayish language of India and Nepal. Estimates of numbers of speakers vary, but some sources say that the language is spoken by about 1,000-1,500 people, while others estimate as many as 3,300. Byangsi is from a region of high language density, that is to say that there are many languages among few people. It is the most dominant language in Uttarkhand, although it is not widely known outside of its small hill district and those who speak it have difficulty classifying themselves for central government dealings.
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Linguistic history of the Indian subcontinent The languages of the Indian subcontinent are divided into various language families, of which the Indo-Iranian and the Dravidian languages are the most widely spoken. There are also many languages belonging to unrelated language families such as Sino-Tibetan, spoken by smaller groups. Linguistic records begin with the appearance of the Brāhmī script from about the 3rd century BCE.
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Telugu language Telugu ( ; "telugu" ] ) is a Dravidian language native to India. It stands alongside Hindi, English, and Bengali as one of the few languages with official status in more than one Indian state; Telugu is the primary language in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and in the town of Yanam, Puducherry, and is also spoken by significant minorities in Karnataka (8.81%), Tamil Nadu (8.63%), Maharashtra (1.4%), Chhattisgarh (1%), Odisha (1.9%), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (12.9%), and by the Sri Lankan Gypsy people. It is one of six languages designated a classical language of India by the Government of India.
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Khasic languages The Khasic or Khasian languages are a family of Austroasiatic languages spoken in the northeastern Indian state Meghalaya and neighbouring areas of Bangladesh. They consist of:
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Konkani people The Konkani people ("Koṅkaṇī lok" also "Koṅkaṇe" , "Koṅkaṇstha" ) are an ethno-linguistic community found mainly in the Konkan Coast of south western India whose mother-tongue is the Konkani language. They originate from coastal Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and in The Dang dist and near by Dharampur place of Gujarat.
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Duruwa language Duruwa (Odia: ପରଜି, Devanagari: दुरुवा) or Parji is a Central Dravidian language spoken by the Dhurwa tribe, a scheduled tribe people of India, in the districts of Koraput and Bastar in Chhattisgarh state. The language is related to Ollari and Kolami, which is also spoken by other neighbouring tribes.
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Logo language Logo is a Central Sudanic language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by 210,000 people in 1989 according to SIL.
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Svan language The Svan language (Svan: ლუშნუ ნინ "lušnu nin"; Georgian: სვანური ენა "svanuri ena") is a Kartvelian language spoken in the western Georgian region of Svaneti primarily by the Svan people. With its speakers variously estimated to be between 30,000 and 80,000, the UNESCO designates Svan as a "definitely endangered language". It is of particular interest because it has retained many archaic features that have been lost in the other Kartvelian languages.
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Amhara people The Amhara (Amharic: , "Āmara"; Ge'ez: , "ʾÄməḥära") also known as Abyssinians are an ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the northern and central highlands of Ethiopia, particularly the Amhara Region. According to the 2007 national census, they numbered 19,867,817 individuals, comprising 27.12% of the country's population. They are also found within the Ethiopian expatriate community, particularly in North America. The Amharas claim to originate from Solomon and primarily adhere to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. They speak Amharic, an Afro-Asiatic language of the Semitic branch, a member of the Ethiosemitic group, which serves as the official language of Ethiopia.
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Gondi language Gondi ("Gōndi" ) is a South-Central Dravidian language, spoken by about two million Gond people, chiefly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and in various adjoining areas of neighbouring states. Although it is the language of the Gond people, only about half of them still speak it. Gondi has a rich folk literature, examples of which are marriage songs and narrations.
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Ranglong language Ranglong language is under Tibeto-Burman family a Kuki-Chin (possibly Kukish) language of India and Burma. It is also recorded as Langrong by UNESCO and declared as critically endangered language. It is spoken in Seisimdung, Noagang, Zoitang, Lungkam, Zoinogor, Muolhui, Enhui, Vomthat, Kheuri-laikhuo, Rothabil, Laikhuo Sorospur, Thumsip, Balidung, Ru-at, Saitha, Zarolian, villages in Tripura, Nurka, Langkhanphong, Pipla, Zairal, Sobiri, Khulicherra, Jugicherra, Salganga, Kaisanary, Jamira villages in Assam and Luimawi village in Mizoram. The Ranglong people lives in a close and compact yet divided by three Indian federal states. The Ranglong speakers as per G.A. Gierson in 1904 were 6266, in 2017 Ranglongs are 15000 approximately. Ranglong language is a tonal language, monosyllabic language, contextual language, agglutinative language, and ergative language. The Ranglong people have their own grammar book published by Mr. Reuben Ranglong on 5th July 2016 in memory of his father Mualzuiril Ranglong (Lt.) the first Ranglong Christian, who took baptized in 1956 in the Diamond Jubilee year (1956-2016). The grammar book "Ranglong Chongzia" written by Rev. Lianzamthang Ranglong and released by Mr. Ringpanjoy Ranglong, President of Ranglong Youth Association.
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Odia people The Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ), also known as Oriya, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the East Indian state of Odisha and have the Odia language as their mother tongue. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state of Odisha, with minority populations in Andhra Pradesh, and West Bengal.
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Malgbe language Malgbe is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and southwestern Chad. Dialects are Douguia, Dro, Malgbe, Mara, and Walia.
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Bhati Bhasha Bhati Bhasa is a dialect of Konkani spoken by Padye Brahmins of Goa who belong to the Karhade Brahmin group. This dialect is nasal and has many Marathi words. The people who speak this dialect are called Bhatts in Goa.
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Kachari Kachari is a generic term applied to a number of ethnic groups, predominantly in Assam, speaking Tibeto-Burman languages or claiming a common ancestry. The Kachari denotes tribes like Bodo, Dimasa, Sonowal, Rabha, Lalung (tiwa), Rabha, Garos and Tripura tribes (debbarmas, reangs, jamatia) which have their common origin. They were first classified by S. Endle as the Kacharis. They are considered to have reached the Brahmaputra valley via Tibet and settled in the foothills of the eastern Himalayan range which includes the whole of Assam, Tripura, North Bengal and parts of Bangladesh.
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Multilingualism in India The Constitution of India designates the official languages of India as Hindi and English. In India, 255 million people speak at least two languages and 87.5 million speak three or more languages.
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Malayali The Malayali or Malayalee (Malayalam: മലയാളി / കേരളീയര്‍ ) is the term given since Indian Independence to the natives of the South Indian state of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. They have the Malayalam language as their mother tongue. The Malayali community in India has a history of immigration to the region from various parts of the world, as well as a unique sub-culture owing to the tropical environment of the state.