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	'''Languages of [[Tripura]]''', a state in the [[Northeast India\|Northeast]] [[India]], include [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and [[Kokborok language\|Kokborok]] as official languages, and many other minority languages.<ref name=nclmanurep2010>{{cite web \|url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|pages = 79–84 \|publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India \|access-date = 16 February 2016 \|df = dmy-all \|url-status = dead \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date = 15 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>[http://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok] Website of Directorate of bangali and other minority languages, Government of Tripura</ref><ref>[http://gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/sites/default/files/uploaded-file/Tripura%20Official%20Language%20Act%2C%201964.pdf gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/] Tripura Official Languages Act, 1964, website of Tripura Police Department, Kokborok as official language of Tripura</ref><ref>[http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400 www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400] Department of Kokborok, Tripura University, A Central University of Government of India</ref> As in the rest of India, English is used for official purpose.<ref name=nclmanurep2010/> [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] is the most spoken language, due to the predominance of [[Bengali people]] in the state. [[Kokborok language\|Kokborok]] is spoken by the [[Tripuri people]].		'''Languages of [[Tripura]]''', a state in the [[Northeast India\|Northeast]] [[India]], include [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] and [[Kokborok language\|Kokborok]] as official languages, and many other minority languages.<ref name=nclmanurep2010>{{cite web \|url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|pages = 79–84 \|publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India \|access-date = 16 February 2016 \|df = dmy-all \|url-status = dead \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date = 15 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>[http://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204554/http://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok \|date=28 July 2017 }} Website of Directorate of bangali and other minority languages, Government of Tripura</ref><ref>[http://gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/sites/default/files/uploaded-file/Tripura%20Official%20Language%20Act%2C%201964.pdf gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728204031/http://gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/sites/default/files/uploaded-file/Tripura%20Official%20Language%20Act%2C%201964.pdf \|date=28 July 2017 }} Tripura Official Languages Act, 1964, website of Tripura Police Department, Kokborok as official language of Tripura</ref><ref>[http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400 www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225012637/http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400 \|date=25 February 2016 }} Department of Kokborok, Tripura University, A Central University of Government of India</ref> As in the rest of India, English is used for official purpose.<ref name=nclmanurep2010/> [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] is the most spoken language, due to the predominance of [[Bengali people]] in the state. [[Kokborok language\|Kokborok]] is spoken by the [[Tripuri people]].

	{{Pie chart		{{Pie chart
	\|caption=Languages of Tripura, 2011<ref name="Lang"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=2011 Indian Census: Language and Mother Tongue\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/~~2011Census~~/~~Language_MTs~~.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://m.~~timesofindia~~.com/city/Kolkata/every-5th-bengali-speaker-lives-outside-bengal/~~amp_articleshow~~/64770649.cms \|title=Every 5th Bengali speaker lives outside Bengal \|access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>		\|caption=Languages of Tripura (2011)<ref name="Lang"/><ref>{{Cite web\|title=2011 Indian Census: Language and Mother Tongue\|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311145639/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html\|archive-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/Kolkata/every-5th-bengali-speaker-lives-outside-bengal/articleshow/64770649.cms \|title=Every 5th Bengali speaker lives outside Bengal \|newspaper=The Times of India \|date=28 June 2018 \|access-date=7 January 2021 \|archive-date=21 November 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121034108/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/every-5th-bengali-speaker-lives-outside-bengal/articleshow/64770649.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	\|label1=[[Bengali language\|Bengali]]		\|label1=[[Bengali language\|Bengali]]
	\|label2=[[Tripuri language\|Tripuri]]		\|label2=[[Tripuri language\|Tripuri]]
	\|label3=[[Chakma language\|Chakma]]		\|label3=[[Chakma language\|Chakma]]
	\|label4=[[~~Hindi~~]]		\|label4=[[Mogh language\|Mogh]] (Marma)
	\|label5=[[~~Mogh~~ language\|~~Mogh~~]] (~~Marma~~)		\|label5=[[Meitei language\|Meitei]] (Manipuri)
	\|label6=Others		\|label6=[[Central Kuki-Chin languages\|Halam]]
	\|value1=63.48		\|label7=[[Bishnupriya Manipuri]]
	\|value2=25.90		\|label8=Others
	\|value3=2.17		\|value1=63.43
	\|value4=2.11		\|value2=25.88
	\|value5=0.97		\|value3=2.29
	\|value6=5.37		\|value4=0.97
			\|value5=0.64
			\|value6=0.62
			\|value7=0.60
			\|value8=5.53
	\|color1=red		\|color1=red
	\|color2=deepskyblue		\|color2=deepskyblue
	\|color3=~~purple~~		\|color3=yellow
	\|color4=~~orange~~		\|color4=green
	\|color5=~~green~~		\|color5=orange
	\|color6=~~yellow~~		\|color6=purple
			\|color7=lightgreen
			\|color8=maroon
	}}		}}

	In the state of [[Tripura]], most of the languages of India are used. Major languages in terms of the number of speakers per 2011 census of India are as follows:<ref name="Lang">{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1600.XLSX \|website=censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>		In the state of [[Tripura]], most of the languages of India are used. Major languages in terms of the number of speakers per 2011 census of India are as follows:<ref name="Lang">{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1600.XLSX \|website=censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=28 March 2021 \|archive-date=10 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410152742/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1600.XLSX \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! Language !! ~~Number~~ !! Percentage		! Language<ref name="Lang"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/chakma\|title=Chakma \| DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES\|access-date=19 May 2021\|archive-date=9 May 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509170638/https://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/chakma\|url-status=live}}</ref> !! Population !! Percentage
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] \|\| 2,330,452 \|\| 63.48		\| [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] \|\| 2,330,452 \|\| 63.43
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Tripuri language\|Tripuri]] \|\| 950,875~~<ref name="Lang"/>~~ \|\| 25.90		\| [[Tripuri language\|Tripuri]] \|\| 950,875 \|\| 25.88
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Chakma language\|Chakma]] \|\| 79,~~813 <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/chakma\|title = Chakma \| DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES}}</ref>~~ \|\| 2.17		\| [[Chakma language\|Chakma]] \|\| 84,269 \|\| 2.29
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] \|\| 77,~~701~~ \|\| 2.11		\| [[Hindi language\|Hindi]] \|\| 56,696 \|\| 1.54
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Mogh language\|Mogh]] (Marma) \|\| 35,722 \|\| 0.97		\| [[Mogh language\|Mogh]] (Marma) \|\| 35,722 \|\| 0.97
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Meitei language\| ~~Manipuri~~ ]] \|\| 23,779 \|\| 0.64		\| [[Meitei language\|Meitei]] (Manipuri) \|\| 23,779 \|\| 0.64
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[~~Falam language~~\|~~Falam~~]] \|\| 23,089 \|\| 0.62		\| [[Central Kuki-Chin languages\|Halam]] \|\| 23,089 \|\| 0.62
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[~~Bishnupriya Manipuri language\|~~Bishnupriya Manipuri]] \|\| 22,112 \|\| 0.6		\| [[Bishnupriya Manipuri]] \|\| 22,112 \|\| 0.60
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Garo language\|Garo]] \|\| 11,~~312~~ \|\| 0.35		\| [[Garo language\|Garo]] \|\| 21,019 \|\| 0.57
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~Others~~ \|\| ~~186~~,~~522~~ \|\| 3.04		\| [[Mongsen Ao language\|Mongsen]] \|\| 19,278 \|\| 0.52
	\|-		\|-
	\| Total \|\| 3,~~671~~,~~032~~ \|\| 100.00		\| Others \|\| 106,626 \|\| 2.90%
			\|-
			\| Total \|\| 3,673,917 \|\| 100.00
	\|}		\|}

	A report in [[Times of India]] said that the state is home to three dozen languages including some that are nearly extinct, including [[Saimar language\|Saimar]] which was spoken by only 4 people in 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033026/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 April 2013 \|title=Saimar's oldest speaker appeals to protect his language \|last=Milton\| first= Lawrence\|date= 17 July 2012\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \| access-date= 29 March 2013}}</ref>		A report in [[Times of India]] said that the state is home to three dozen languages including some that are nearly extinct, including [[Saimar language\|Saimar]] which was spoken by only 4 people in 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033026/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=11 April 2013 \|title=Saimar's oldest speaker appeals to protect his language \|last=Milton\| first= Lawrence\|date= 17 July 2012\|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] \| access-date= 29 March 2013}}</ref>

			== See also ==
			* [[Meitei language in Tripura]]

	==References==		==References==

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'''Languages of [[Tripura]]''', a state in the [[Northeast India|Northeast]] [[India]], include [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Kokborok language|Kokborok]] as official languages, and many other minority languages.<ref name=nclmanurep2010>{{cite web |url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) |pages = 79–84 |publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date = 16 February 2016 |df = dmy-all |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date = 15 November 2016 }}</ref><ref>[http://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok] Website of Directorate of bangali and other minority languages, Government of Tripura</ref><ref>[http://gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/sites/default/files/uploaded-file/Tripura%20Official%20Language%20Act%2C%201964.pdf gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/] Tripura Official Languages Act, 1964, website of Tripura Police Department, Kokborok as official language of Tripura</ref><ref>[http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400 www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400] Department of Kokborok, Tripura University, A Central University of Government of India</ref> As in the rest of India, English is used for official purpose.<ref name=nclmanurep2010/> [[Bengali language|Bengali]] is the most spoken language, due to the predominance of [[Bengali people]] in the state. [[Kokborok language|Kokborok]] is spoken by the [[Tripuri people]].

{{Pie chart
|caption=Languages of Tripura, 2011<ref name="Lang"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=2011 Indian Census: Language and Mother Tongue|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/Kolkata/every-5th-bengali-speaker-lives-outside-bengal/amp_articleshow/64770649.cms |title=Every 5th Bengali speaker lives outside Bengal |access-date=7 January 2021}}</ref>
|label1=[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|label2=[[Tripuri language|Tripuri]]
|label3=[[Chakma language|Chakma]]
|label4=[[Hindi]]
|label5=[[Mogh language|Mogh]] (Marma)
|label6=Others
|value1=63.48
|value2=25.90
|value3=2.17
|value4=2.11
|value5=0.97
|value6=5.37
|color1=red
|color2=deepskyblue
|color3=purple
|color4=orange
|color5=green
|color6=yellow
}}

In the state of [[Tripura]], most of the languages of India are used. Major languages in terms of the number of speakers per 2011 census of India are as follows:<ref name="Lang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1600.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Language !! Number !! Percentage
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]] || 2,330,452 || 63.48
|-
| [[Tripuri language|Tripuri]] || 950,875<ref name="Lang"/> || 25.90
|-
| [[Chakma language|Chakma]] || 79,813 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/chakma|title = Chakma | DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES}}</ref> || 2.17
|-
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || 77,701 || 2.11
|-
| [[Mogh language|Mogh]] (Marma) || 35,722 || 0.97
|-
| [[Meitei language| Manipuri ]] || 23,779 || 0.64
|-
| [[Falam language|Falam]] || 23,089 || 0.62
|-
| [[Bishnupriya Manipuri language|Bishnupriya Manipuri]] || 22,112 || 0.6
|-
| [[Garo language|Garo]] || 11,312 || 0.35
|-
| Others || 186,522 || 3.04
|-
| Total || 3,671,032 || 100.00
|}

==Languages==

A report in [[Times of India]] said that the state is home to three dozen languages including some that are nearly extinct, including [[Saimar language|Saimar]] which was spoken by only 4 people in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033026/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2013 |title=Saimar's oldest speaker appeals to protect his language |last=Milton| first= Lawrence|date= 17 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | access-date= 29 March 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ ''District wise population of Kokborok (Tripuri) speaking population in Tripura''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tripuratourism.gov.in/people|title = Tripura: Population | Tripura Tourism}}</ref>
|-
! District
! Kokborok speaking population
! (%)
|-
| [[West Tripura]]
| 1,62,462
| 17.69%
|-
| [[North Tripura]]
| 91,771
| 21.98%
|-
| [[South Tripura]]
| 1,25,081
| 28.00%
|-
| [[Dhalai]]
| 1,57,238
| 41.29%
|-
| [[Sipahijala district|Sipahijala]]
| 1,11,911
| 23.32%
|-
| [[Gomati district|Gomati]]
| 1,45,289
| 33.85%
|-
| [[Khowai]]
| 1,29,553
| 39.55%
|-
| [[Unakoti]]
| 27,570
| 9.97%
|}
Indigenous Kokborok speaking Tripuris form '''no''' majority in any district as per 2011, while the districts such as Dhalai, Khowai, Gomati and South Tripura have significant proportion of native Kokborok speaking population.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Languages of Northeast India}}
{{Tripura}}

[[Category:Languages of Tripura| ]]
[[Category:Languages of India]]