WebTelugu is the 4th most spoken Indian language in India after Hindi, Bengali and Marathi. The American Community Survey has said that data for 2016 which were released in September 2017 say Telugu is the third most widely spoken Indian language in the US. Hindi tops the list followed by Gujarati, as of the 2010 census. Geographic distribution

WebEarly forms of present-day Hindustani developed from the Middle Indo-Aryan apabhraṃśa vernaculars of present-day North India in the 7th–13th centuries, chiefly the Dehlavi dialect of the Western Hindi category of Indo-Aryan languages that is known as Old Hindi. Hindustani emerged as a contact language around Delhi, a result of the increasing …

WebThe Bengali script or Bangla alphabet (Bengali: বাংলা বর্ণমালা, Bangla bôrṇômala) is the alphabet used to write the Bengali language based on the Bengali-Assamese script, and has historically been used to write Sanskrit within Bengal.

WebOdia is closely related to Bengali and Assamese. Odia is also known as Oriya, and Odisha as Orissa, however Odia and Odisha are now the preferred names in English as they are closer to their native names: ଓଡ଼ିଆ (oḍiā) [ɔɖiaː] and ଓଡ଼ିଶା (oḍiśā) [ɔɖisaː]. Written Odia

WebSinhala (/ ˈ s ɪ n h ə l ə, ˈ s ɪ ŋ ə l ə / SIN-hə-lə, SING-ə-lə; සිංහල, siṁhala, [ˈsiŋɦələ]), sometimes called Sinhalese (/ ˌ s ɪ n (h) ə ˈ l iː z, ˌ s ɪ ŋ (ɡ) ə-/), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka, who make up the largest ethnic group on the island, numbering about 16 million. Sinhala is also spoken as ...

WebMaldivian, also known by its endonym Dhivehi or Divehi (/ d ɪ ˈ v eɪ h i / di-VAY-hee; Dhivehi: ދިވެހި, Dhivehi pronunciation: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the South Asian island country of Maldives and on Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, union territory of India.. The Maldivian language has notable dialects. The standard dialect is that of the capital city, …

WebOdia cuisine is the cuisine of the Indian state of Odisha.Compared to other regional Indian cuisines, Odia cuisine uses less oil and is less spicy while nonetheless remaining flavourful. Rice is the staple food of this region. Mustard oil is used in some dishes as the cooking medium, but ghee (made of cow's milk) is preferred in temples. In old times food was …

WebAssamese (/ ˌ æ s ə ˈ m iː z /), also Asamiya (অসমীয়া), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language, and it serves as a lingua franca of the wider region. The easternmost Indo-Iranian language, it has over 23 million speakers.. Nefamese, an Assamese-based pidgin, is used in Arunachal …

WebHindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Hollywood".The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South …

WebPunjabi (/ p ʌ n ˈ dʒ ɑː b i /; پنجابی (); ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (), Punjabi: [pəɲˈdʒab̆.bi] ()), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language natively spoken by the Punjabi people in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India.Punjabi has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers ...