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Indian Speakers
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State(s) Spoken In
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Language
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691,347,193
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Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
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Hindi
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129,259,678
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Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal
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English
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107,237,669
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West Bengal, Tripura
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Bengali
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99,026,680
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Maharashtra
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Marathi
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94,127,740
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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
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Telugu
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77,026,881
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Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar
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Tamil
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62,772,631
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Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir
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Urdu
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60,492,554
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Gujarat
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Gujarati
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58,706,512
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Karnataka
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Kannada
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42,551,324
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Odisha
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Odia
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36,074,726
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Punjab
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Punjabi
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35,538,819
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Kerala, Lakshadweep
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Malayalam
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23,539,906
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Assam
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Assamese
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13,583,464
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Bihar, Jharkhand
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Maithili
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10,413,637
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Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
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Bhili/Bhilodi
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7,368,192
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West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha
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Santali
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6,797,587
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Kashmiri
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2,984,453
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
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Gōṇḍī
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2,926,168
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Sikkim
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Nepali
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2,772,264
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Rajasthan
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Sindhi
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2,596,767
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Jammu and Kashmir
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Dogri
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2,256,502
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Goa
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Konkani
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1,988,350
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Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Tripura
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Kurukh
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1,860,236
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Maharashtra
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Khandeshi
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1,846,427
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Karnataka
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Tulu
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1,761,079
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Manipur
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Meitei/Manipuri
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1,482,929
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Assam, Meghalaya
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Bodo
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1,431,344
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Meghalaya
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Khasi
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1,421,418
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Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Assam
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Ho
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1,145,323
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Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura
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Garo
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1,128,228
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Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal
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Mundari
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1,011,294
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Tripura
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Tripuri
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916,222
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Odisha
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Kui
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766,297
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Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
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Halbi
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674,756
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Mizoram
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Lushai/Mizo
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574,481
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Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
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Korku
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551,224
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Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
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Miri/Mishing
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469,357
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Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
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Munda
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419,534
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Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
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Karbi/Mikir
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362,070
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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
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Koya
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261,387
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Nagaland
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Ao
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252,519
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Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar
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Savara
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248,109
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Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland
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Konyak
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239,608
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Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
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Kharia
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224,926
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Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
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Malto
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211,485
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Nissi/Dafla
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198,462
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Adi
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190,595
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Manipur, Assam
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Thado
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170,001
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Nagaland
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Lotha
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166,187
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Karnataka
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Coorgi/Kodagu
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164,770
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Assam, West Bengal
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Rabha
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142,035
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Manipur
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Tangkhul
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141,088
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Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand
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Kisan
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132,225
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Nagaland
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Angami
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122,508
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Nagaland
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Phom
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121,855
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Maharashtra, Telangana
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Kolami
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118,597
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Odisha
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Khond/Kondh
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111,961
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Assam, Nagaland
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Dimasa
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104,618
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Ladakh
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Ladakhi
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103,529
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Nagaland
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Sema
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