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Rajbongshi language

Rajbongshi language is by 15,000,000 people in Assam, Bengal, Bihar, Meghalaya besides Bangladesh and Nepal. 2409:40E6:FF:2A91:3C04:F9E4:D509:ACBB (talk) 10:08, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rajbonghi is not official language of any state. Dev0745 (talk) 05:19, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect map

Map is incorrect. Hindi is official language of Jharkhand. Santali is additional official language of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Santali speaker are minority even in santali speaking area and spoken by 8% in Jharkhand and 2% in West Bengal. Only district where santali speaker are sizable number is Dumka district(~34%) Bengali is second official language of Jharkhand spoken by 9% and majority language in 4 district of Jharkhand such as East Singhbhum, Jamtara, Pakur and Sahibganj. Also there are 16 additional official language of Jharkhand. So showing Santali language in half of Jharkhand is incorrect. So map is incorrect map and map should be changed. Dev0745 (talk) 05:13, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect classical language list.

The below statement is no longer valid as of 2024 due to addition of few more languages as "classical languages". See link: Classical Languages of India . Please fix.

"In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu." Ebebwiki (talk) 18:35, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Misrepresenting Map

I would like to bring your attention to a misleading representation on this Wikipedia page, the map used on this page highlights the most spoken languages in India, including Hindi in regions where Maithili language is predominantly spoken. This creates confusion, as the page is about languages of India, not the number of speakers.

Maithili holds constitutional recognition as one of the scheduled languages of India under the Eighth Schedule. Using a map focused on the number of speakers, rather than all language of India, diminishes the distinct identity of Maithili and misrepresents the linguistic diversity enshrined in Indian law.

The appropriate placement for such a map is the page List of languages by number of native speakers in India, which directly deals with language demographics. Using it on the Languages of India page dilutes the importance of languages listed here.

I urge the editors to replace the current map with one that accurately reflects the languages in India. This will ensure clarity and uphold the integrity of the page’s content. DevGeekStar (talk) 14:03, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]