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South Asia consists of the following countries and territories, these countries are also active members of SAARC:
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Bengali/BanglaBengali or Bangla (বাংলা) is an
Indo-Aryan languageof the eastern
Indian subcontinent, evolved from the
Magadhi Prakrit,
Pāli and
Sanskrit languages.
Bengali is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as
Bengal, which comprises present day
Bangladesh and the
Indian state of
West Bengal. With nearly 230 million
native speakers, Bengali is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world (it is ranked fourth in the world). Bengali is the main language spoken in Bangladesh; in India, it is ranked as the second most spoken language. Along with
Assamese, it is geographically the most eastern of the
Indo-Iranian languages.
HindiHindi is classified as a language belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. It comes under the
Indo-Aryan division of the
Indo-Iranian branch of this family of languages.
Of Persian origin, the word Hindī (ہندی) comprises Hind" India", and the adjectival suffix ī. Hence Hindī translates to "Indian". In modern times, Hindī as taken to mean "Indian" is chiefly obsolete; it now specifically refers to the language bearing that name. Hindi is the mother tongue of about 340 million Indians.
UrduUrdū (
اردو, historically spelled Ordu), is an
Indo-Aryan language of the
Indo-Iranian branch, belonging to
Indo-European family of languages. It developed under
Persian and
Arabic, to some lesser degree also under
Turkic influence in
South Asia during the
Delhi Sultanate and
Mughal Empire (1526–1858 AD).
Standard Urdū has approximately the twentieth largest population of native speakers, among all languages. It is the national language of
Pakistan as well as one of the
23 official languages of
India.
Persian/FarsiPersian (local names: فارسی Fârsior پارسی Pârsi) is an
Indo-European language spoken in
Iran,
Afghanistan and
Tajikistan and by minorities in
Uzbekistan,
Turkmenistan,
Azerbaijan,
Georgia,
Southern Russia, neighbouring countries, and elsewhere. It is derived from the language of the ancient
Persian people. It is part of the
Iranian branch of the
Indo-Iranian languagefamily.
TamilTamil is a
Dravidian language spoken predominantly by
Tamils in
Indiaand
Sri Lanka, with smaller communities of speakers in many other countries. It is the official language of the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu, and also has official status in
Sri Lankaand
Singapore. With more than 77 million speakers, an
ancient history, a rich and continuous literature, and an international and modern presence, Tamil is one of the major languages of the world.
GujaratiGujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujarātī; also known as Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, and Guujaratee) is an
Indo-Aryan language descending from
Sanskrit, and part of the greater
Indo-European language family. It is native to the
Indian state of
Gujarat, and is its chief language, as well as of the adjacent union territories of
Daman and Diu and
Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
There are about 46 million speakers of Gujarati worldwide, making it the 26th most spoken native language in the world. Along with
Sindhi, it is among the most western of Indo-Aryan languages. Gujarati was the
first language of
Mohandas K. Gandhi, the "
father of India",
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the "father of Pakistan".
Nepali/NepaleseNepali (Khaskura) is an
Indo-Aryan language spoken in
Nepal,
Bhutan, and some parts of
India and
Myanmar (Burma). It is the official language of
Nepal. Roughly half the population of Nepal speaks Nepali as a mother tongue. Many other Nepalese speak it as a second language. About 40 million people speak Nepali.
Nepali goes by various names. English speakers generally call it Nepali or Nepalese (i.e. the language of Nepal).
SanskritSanskrit (संस्कृता वाक् or short संस्कृतम् is a classical language of
India, a
liturgical language of
Hinduism,
Buddhism, and
Jainism, and one of the 23
official languages of India. It has the same status in
Nepal as well.
Its position in the cultures of
South and
Southeast Asia is akin to that of
Latin and
Greeki n
Europe and the
Mediterranean( the Greco-Roman World) and it has
evolved into many modern-day languages of the Indian subcontinent.
BurmeseThe Burmese language is the official language of
Myanmar. Although the government officially recognises the language as Myanmar, most continue to refer to the language as Burmese. It is the
mother tongue of the
Bamar,
Rakhine, and other related sub-ethnic groups of the Bamar. Burmese is a member of the
Tibeto-Burman languages, which is a subfamily of the
Sino-Tibetan family of languages. It is spoken by 32 million as a first language, and as a second language by minorities in Myanmar.
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