Names of India in its official languages
The following table lists the names of India in its official languages. The sole official language of India is Hindi in Devanagari script as per Article 343 of the Indian constitution.[1] English has the status of a "subsidiary official language".[1][2] The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages,[3] which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement.
Official Languages
| Language | Official short form | Official long form |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | भारत Bhārat | भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya |
| English | India | Republic of India |
Eighth Schedule Languages
| Language | Official short form | Official long form |
|---|---|---|
| Assamese | ভাৰত Bhārôt | ভাৰত গণৰাজ্য Bhārôt Gônôrāzyô |
| Bengali | ভারত Bhārot | ভারতীয় প্রজাতন্ত্র Bhārotiyo Projātôntro |
| Bodo | भारत Bhārôt | भारत गणराज्य Bhārôt Gônôrājyô |
| Dogri | भारत Bhārat | भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Ganarājya |
| Gujarati | ભારત Bhārat | ભારતીય ગણતંત્ર Bhārtiya Gantāntrā |
| Hindi | भारत Bhārat | भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya |
| Kannada | ಭಾರತ Bhārata | ಭಾರತ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯ Bhārata Ganarājya |
| Kashmiri | بًارت Bhārat | جمہوٗرِیت بًارت Jumhūriyat Bhārat |
| Konkani | भारत Bharot | भारत गणराज्य Bharot Gonorajyo |
| Maithili | भारत Bhārat | भारत गणराज Bhārat Ganaraj |
| Malayalam | ഭാരതം Bhāratam | ഭാരത ഗണരാജ്യം Bhārata Gaṇarājyam |
| Meitei (Manipuri) | ভারত Bharôt | ভারত গণরাজ্য Bharôt Gônôrajyô |
| Marathi | भारत Bhārat | भारतीय प्रजासत्ताक Bhārtiya Prajāsattāk |
| Nepali | भारत Bhārat | गणतन्त्र भारत Gaṇatantra Bhārat |
| Oriya | ଭାରତ Bhārôtô | ଭାରତ ଗଣରାଜ୍ଯ Bhārôtô Gônôrājyô |
| Punjabi | ਭਾਰਤ Bhā̀rat | ਭਾਰਤ ਗਣਤੰਤਰ Bhā̀rat Gaṇtantar |
| Sanskrit | भारतम् Bhāratam | भारतमहाराज्यम् Bhāratamahārājyam |
| Santali | ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ | |
| Sindhi | ڀارت Bhārat | جمہوریہ ڀارت Jumhūrīyate Bhārat |
| Tamil | இந்தியா Indhiyā | இந்தியக் குடியரசு Indhiyak kudiyarasu |
| Telugu | భారత దేశము Bhārata Desamu | భారత గణతంత్ర రాజ్యము Bhārata Gaṇataṇtra Rājyamu |
| Urdu | بھارت Bhārat | جمہوریہ بھارت Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Constitution of India". Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ↑ Salzmann, Zdenek; Stanlaw, James; Adachi, Nobuko (8 July 2014). "Language, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology". Westview Press – via Google Books.
- ↑ Languages Included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constution
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.