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Official names of India
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The Constitution of India includes official names of the Republic of India in each of the twenty-three Schedule VIII languages of India1. Hindi and English (listed in boldface) are the "official languages of the union"2 (Union meaning the Union Government located in Delhi). Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Sanskrit are officially classical languages of India.
| Language |
Long form |
English Pronunciation |
Short form |
| Assamese |
|
Bhārôt Gôṇôrājÿô |
ভাৰত
Bharot |
| Bengali |
|
Bʰārôt Gôṇôrājÿô |
ভারত
Bharot |
| English3 |
Republic of India |
|
India |
| Gujarati |
|
Bhartiya Prajasattak |
ભારત
|
| Hindi |
|
Bhārat Gaṇarājy |
भारत
Bhārat |
| Kannada |
|
Bʰārata Gaṇarājya |
ಭಾರತ
Bʰārata |
| Kashmiri |
|
Hindustān |
|
| Konkani |
भारोत गोणराज
|
|
भारोत
|
| Malayalam |
|
Bhāratam |
ഭാരതം
Bhāratam |
| Manipuri (also Meitei or Meithei) |
ভারত গণরাজ্য
|
|
ভারত
|
| Marathi |
|
Bhartiya Prajasattak |
भारत
Bhārat |
| Nepali |
|
Bʰārat Gaṇarādzya |
भारत
Bʰārat |
| Oriya |
|
Bharata Ganarajya |
ଭାରତ
Bharata |
| Punjabi |
|
Bhārat Gantantar |
ਭਾਰਤ
Bhārat |
| Sindhi |
भारत गणराज्य, ڀارت،
هندستانڀارت،
|
|
|
| Tamil |
|
Indiyak-kudiyarasu |
இந்தியா
India |
| Telugu |
|
Bʰārata Gaṇataṇtra Rājyamu |
భారత్
Bhārath |
| Urdu |
|
Jumhūrīyat-e Bhārat |
بھارت
Bhārat |
See also
References
- ^ "Eighth Schedule". National Informatics Centre (NIC) (2007). Retrieved on 2007-06-26.
- ^ Template:Cite web..
- ^ "CIA Factbook: India". CIA. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
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