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Magahi
(Magadhi, Magaya, Magi) |
It is spoken in the
southern districts of Bihar and Malda District of West Bengal.
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Magar, Eastern
(Magari) |
It is spoken in
Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan.
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Mahl |
It is spoken in
Maldives and in the Minicoy islands of Laskshadweep.
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Mahali |
It is spoken in some
parts of Assam, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal.
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Maithili |
It is spoken by over
22 million people in India spread over Bihar, Delhi, Orissa,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Dialects:
Standard Maithili, Southern Standard Maithili, Eastern Maithili
(Khotta, Kortha), Chikachiki, Western Maithili, Jolaha, Central
Colloquial Maithili (Sotipura), Kisan and
Angika.
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Maithili, Dehati
(Dehati, Dahati, Deshiya,
Deshia) |
This language is
different from standard Maithili and is spoken in Bihar, Orissa
and some districts of south Nepal bordering Bihar.
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Majhi |
It is spoken in parts
of Gurdaspur and Amritsar districts of Punjab and also in
Lahore.
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Majhwar |
It is spoken in some
parts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim.
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Mal Paharia
(Malto, Malti, Maler,
Malpaharia, Maw, Mawdo) |
It is spoken in some
parts of Bihar and West Bengal.
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Malankuravan |
It
is a Dravidian language spoken in some parts of Kerala.
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Malapandaram |
It is a Dravidian language spoken in some parts of Kottayam,
Ernakulam and Quilon areas of Kerala.
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Malaryan
(Maleyarayan, Male Arayans, Arayans, Karingal, Vazhiyammar) |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in some parts of Ernakulam, Kottayam and Trissur
districts of Kerala and parts of Tamil Nadu.
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Malavedan |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in some parts of Ernakulam, Kottayam,
Thiruvanthapuram districts of Kerala and Tirunelveli district of
Tamil Nadu. Dialects: Vetan and Vettuvan.
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Maldivian
(Malikh, Mahl, Malki,
Divehi, Divehli) |
It is the main
language Maldives but a few thousand speakers are found on the
Minicoy Island in the Laccadive Islands in India.
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Mali |
It is spoken in some
parts of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
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Malto |
This language is
spoken by the Malto tribes found in the Rajmahal Hills of Bihar
and West Bengal.
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Malvi
(Malwada, Mallow, Ujjaini,
Malwi, Malavi) |
This Indo-Aryan
language is spoken in some parts of Northwest Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Dialects:
Bachadi, Bhoyari, Dholewari, Hoshangabad, Jamral, Katiyai, Malvi
Proper, Patvi, Rangari, Rangri and
Sondwari.
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Manda |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in some parts of the Kalahandi district of
Orissa.
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Mandeali
(Mandi) |
It is spoken in the
Mandi district
of Himachal Pradesh.
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Mangelas |
It is similar to
Konkani and is spoken in some parts of Maharashtra.
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Manjhi |
This language is
spoken by the Manjhi tribes found in the Gumla district of
Bihar.
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Manna-Dora |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in some parts of East Godavari, Srikakulam and
Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh and parts of Tamil
Nadu.
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Mannan
(Manne, Mannyod) |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in some parts of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
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Maria
(Madi, Madiya, Modi) |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in some parts of the Chanda district of
Maharashtra and some parts of Madhya Pradesh. Dialects:
Bhamani Maria (Bhamani), Adewada and
Etapally Maria.
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Maria, Dandami
(Bison Horn Maria, Maria
Gond, Madiya, Dhuru, Dandami Madiya) |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in central and southern Bastar district of
Madhya Pradesh. Dialects:
Geedam
and Sukma (Suka).
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Marwari
(Rajasthani, Mewari) |
It is spoken by over
12 million people in
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Haryana
and Uttar Pradesh.
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Matia |
Spoken by Adivasis of
Andhra Pradesh.
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Mawchi |
The Mavchi or Mawchi language
belongs to the Bhil branch of the Indo-Aryan language family. It
is spoken in Southwest Gujarat and Maharashtra by the Mavchi
tribes.
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Miju
(Kaman, Mishmi, Miji) |
It is a Tibeto-Burman
language spoken in some parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
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Mikir
(Manchati, Mikiri, Karbi) |
It is spoken in Mikir
and Rengma Hills of Assam; Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and
Nagaland. Dialects: Amri,
Arleng, Bhui and
Rhengkitang.
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Mina |
It is spoken in some
parts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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Mirdha |
It is an Austro-Asian
language spoken in some parts of Orissa.
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Mirgan
(Panika, Panka) |
It is spoken mainly
in the Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh and Koraput district of
Orissa.
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Moinba
(Monba, Mompa) |
It is a Tibeto-Burman
language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and China.
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Mru
(Mro, Murung, Niopreng) |
It is spoken by the
Mru tribes in some parts of West Bengal; Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Mukha-Dora
(Reddi-Dora, Conta-Reddi,
Reddi) |
It is spoken in some
parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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Mulia |
It has limited number
of speakers in Andhra Pradesh.
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Mundari
(Mandari, Munda, Horo) |
It has over a million
speakers in Assam, southern and western parts of Ranchi district
in Bihar and some areas
in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Tripura, West
Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Muria, Eastern |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in northeastern Bastar district of Madhya
Pradesh and northwestern Koraput district of Orissa. Dialects:
Raigarh
and Lanjoda.
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Muria, Western
(Jhoria, Mudia, Muria Gondi) |
It is spoken mainly
in the northern and western Bastar district of Madhya Pradesh.
Dialects: Sonapal,
Banchapai and Dhanora.
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Muthuvan |
It is a Dravidian
language spoken in Kozhikode, Kannur, Ernakulam, Kottayam and
Trissur districts of Kerala and parts of Andhra Pradesh. |
