Official names of India
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India has 23 official languages. The its constitution lists the name of the country in each of the languages.[1] Hindi and English (listed in boldface) are the "official languages of the union" (Union meaning the Federal Government located in Delhi);[2] Tamil and Sanskrit are officially the "classical languages of India."
Language | Long form | English Pronunciation | Short form |
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Assamese | ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য | Bhārôt Gôṇôrājÿô | ভাৰত Bharot |
Bengali | ভারত গণরাজ্য | Bʰārôt Gôṇôrājÿô | ভারত Bharot |
Bodo | |||
Dogri | |||
English[3] | Republic of India | India | |
Gujarati | ભારતીય પ્રજાસત્તાક | Bhartiya Prajasattak | ભારત |
Hindi | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārata Gaṇarājya | भारत Bhārat |
Kannada | ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ | Bhārata Gaṇarājya | ಭಾರತ Bhārata |
Kashmiri | جۆمہوٗرِیہَ ہِنٛدوستان | Jomhūriyah Hindōstān | ہِنٛدوستان
Hindōstān |
Konkani | भारोत गोणराज | भारोत | |
Maithili | |||
Malayalam | ഭാരതം | Bhāratam | ഭാരതം Bhāratam |
Manipuri (also Meitei or Meithei) | ভারত গণরাজ্য | ভারত | |
Marathi | भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक | Bhartiya Prajasattak | भारत Bhārat |
Nepali | भारत गणराज्य | Bʰārat Gaṇarādzya | भारत Bʰārat |
Oriya | ଭାରତ | Bharata | Bharata |
Punjabi | ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ | Bhārat Gantantar | ਭਾਰਤ Bhārat |
Sanskrit | भारत गणराज्य | Bhārata Gaṇarājya | भारत Bhārata |
Santhali | ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱯᱱᱟᱹᱛ | Siñat Renāg Əpnǝt | ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ Siñat |
Sindhi | भारत गणराज्य, جمھوريا ڀارت | Bhārat Ganrājya ,Jamhūriyā Bhārat | भारत , ڀارت |
Tamil | இந்தியக் குடியரசு | Indiyak-Kudiyarasu | இந்தியா India |
Telugu | భారత గణరాజ్యము | Bʰārata Gaṇa Rājyamu | భారత్ Bhārath |
Urdu | جمہوریہ بھارت | Jamhūriyah Bhārat | بھارت Bhārat |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Eighth Schedule". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
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(help) - ↑ "The Union: Official Language". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
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(help) - ↑ "CIA Factbook: India". CIA. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
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