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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | edit source]
- ↑ "Eighth Schedule". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ↑ "The Union: Official Language". National Informatics Centre (NIC). 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ↑ "CIA Factbook: India". CIA. Retrieved 2007-03-10.