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[[Ancient India]] or Indian subcontinent is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Maldives]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is home to the third most spoken language in the world, [[Hindi]]; and the sixth most spoken language, [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. The languages in the region mostly comprise [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranic]] and [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] languages, and further members of other language families like [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]], [[Turkic languages|Turkic]], and [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] languages. | [[Ancient India]] or Indian subcontinent is home to several hundred languages, spanning the countries of [[Afghanistan]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[Maldives]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is home to the third most spoken language in the world, [[Hindi]]; and the sixth most spoken language, [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. The languages in the region mostly comprise [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranic]] and [[Dravidian languages|Dravidian]] languages, and further members of other language families like [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]], [[Turkic languages|Turkic]], and [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] languages. | ||
[[ | [[Indian English]] is considered the international lingua franca of the [[SAARC|South Asian countries]]. | ||
== Afghanistan == | == Afghanistan == | ||