How did India achieve such linguistic diversity? Multiple Language Families: Route of mass human migrations from 60000 years (or older) and settlement from these migrations created multiple language families in India. We have 6-7 language families. Interaction between languages families also created more languages.

The Indian languages belong to four language families: Indo-European, Dravidian, Mon-Khmer, and Sino-Tibetan. Indo-European and Dravidian languages are used by a large majority of India’s population. The language families divide roughly into geographic groups.

The Indo-Aryan languages developed and emerged in three stages — Old Indo-Aryan (1500 BCE to 600 BCE), Middle Indo-Aryan stage (600 BCE and 1000 CE) and New Indo-Aryan (between 1000 CE and 1300 CE). The modern north Indian Indo-Aryan languages all evolved into distinct, recognisable languages in the New Indo-Aryan Age.

And while it may not be known to a lot of people on our planet, today Tamil is spoken by around 78 million people which makes it the longest surviving language in the world. Sanskrit: Next in line is Sanskrit, the ancient language of India which can be traced back to 2000BC in its earliest written form. .

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The Beauty Of Languages

• Arabic language. Arabic is one of the most beautiful languages in the world.
• English language. English is the most gorgeous language in the world.
• Italian language. Italian is one of the most romantic languages in the world.
• Welsh language.
• Persian language.

FRENCH – MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOKEN LANGUAGE With its unpronounceable “r”, its nasal vowel sounds “en”, “in”, “un” and melodious intonation, it sounds extremely musical to the non-native ear. And let’s not forget the strong cultural context which lends French the status of the most beautiful spoken language in the world.

The Hardest Languages In The World To Learn

• Mandarin. Right at the top is the most spoken language in the world: Mandarin.
• Arabic.
• Japanese.
• Hungarian.
• Korean.
• Finnish.
• Basque.
• Navajo.

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• Medical.
• Quantum Mechanics.
• Pharmacy.
• Architecture.
• Psychology.
• Statistics.
• Law.
• Chemistry.

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