“If you talk to a man in a language he understands that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language that goes to his heart”. (NELSON MANDELA)
We all know India is full of culture, religions, and languages. All of these are interconnected to each other to make it a vibrant nation. As we meet different people with different languages. There are about 1635 languages but 197 are classified as vulnerable by UNESCO.
India is divided based on languages into 5 major families-:
INDO ARYAN FAMILY
DRAVIDIAN FAMILY
TIBETO-BURMAN FAMILY
ANDAMANESE
AUSTRO-ASIATIC
Here is a glance at the division of some of the languages spoken by the tribal community and the regions where they are spoken according to their families.
INDO-ARYAN FAMILY
Baigani – Chhattisgarh
Garasia – Gujarat
Dhanki – Maharashtra
Chakma – West Bengal
Lamani–Tamil Nadu
Thar – Rajasthan
Khotta – West Bengal
Halbi – Uttarakhand
Jaunsari – Himachal Pradesh
Dhanki – Gujarat
DRAVADIAN FAMILY
Gondi – Madhya Pradesh
Dhurwa – Chhattisgarh
Koraga – Kerela
Kuvi – Odisha
Maria – Maharashtra
Tulu – Karnataka
Yerukula – Andhra Pradesh
Pengo – Odisha
Naiki – Maharashtra
Kurukh – Bihar
Kodagu – Karnataka
TIBETO-BURMAN FAMILY
Apatani – Arunachal Pradesh
Ao – Nagaland
Balti – Kashmir
Chiru – Manipur
Deori – Assam
Zou – Manipur
Wancho – Nagaland
Tagin – Assam
Mishing – Assam
Paite – Manipur
ANDAMANESE
Jarawa – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Onge – Andaman Islands
Santinelese – North Sentinel Island-Andaman
ASTRO-ASIATIC FAMILY
Asuri – Jharkhand
Ho – Odisha
Kharia – Tripura
Korku – Madhya Pradesh
Lodha – West-Bengal
Savara – Andhra Pradesh
Shompen – Andaman and Nicobar Island
Bonda – Odisha
Juang – Odisha
Mundari – Jharkhand.
“A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE IS A DIFFERENT VISION OF LIFE” Federico Fellini.