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Rabha
(Rava) |
It is Tibeto-Burman language spoken in
West Assam, Garo Hills, Nagaland, West Bengal and Meghalaya.
Dialects: Maitaria, Rangdania. |
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Rajbangsi
(Tajpuri) |
It is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts
of Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar, Darjeeling districts of West Bengal and
also in Nepal and Bangladesh. Dialect: Bahe. |
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Ralte |
Spoken in Myanmar but also in some parts of
Assam. |
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Rawang |
This language is part of the Sino-Tibetan
language family and is spoken by the Kiutze tribes located mostly
near the Myanmar-Tibet border. |
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Reli |
Indo-Aryan language spoken in some
parts of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. |
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Riang
(Kau Bru) |
It is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in
some parts of Assam, central Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh. |
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Sadri
(Sadani, Santri, Siddri,
Nagpuria, Chota Nagpuri, Dikku Kaji) |
It spoken in some parts of Assam, Bihar,
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa, Andaman Islands
and Nagaland. |
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Saharia
(Sor, Sosia) |
It is spoken in some parts of Madhya
Pradesh. |
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Samvedi |
It is spoken in some parts of
Maharashtra. |
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Santali
(Hor, Har, Satar, Sandal,
Sangtal, Santhali, Sentali) |
It is an important adivasi language
belonging to the Austric family.
It is spoken by over 5 million people spread over in Bihar,
Orissa, West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. It is also spoken in
Bhutan and Bangladesh. Dialects: Karmali
(Khole), Kamari-Santali, Lohari-Santali, Mahali (Mahle), Manjhi
and Paharia. It does not have a script but is written in Bengali,
Oriya, Nagari or Roman scripts. |
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Saraiki
(Multani, Southern Punjabi,
Reasati) |
It is spoken by over 15 million people in
Pakistan, but a few thousand speakers are found in India in some
parts of Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi and Gujarat. Dialects: Jafri,
Siraiki Hindki, Thali and
Jatki.
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Saurashtri
(Patnuli) |
Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of
Chennai, Madurai, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli, North
Arcot and Salem cities of Tamil Nadu and some parts of Karnataka
and Andhra Pradesh . |
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Sauria
Paharia
(Malto, Malti) |
Dravidian language spoken in some parts of
Santhal Pargana are and Rajmahal hills of Bihar and Bankura,
Bardhaman and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal. Dialects: Sahibganj, Godda, Hiranpur and Litipara
(Chatgam). |
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Savara |
It
is a Dravidian language spoken in some parts of Andhra Pradesh. |
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Sentinel
(Sentinelese) |
It is spoken in Sentinel Island
and other southeastern Andaman Islands. |
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Shendu
(Khyen, Khieng) |
It is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken in
Lushai Hills of Assam
and in Bangladesh. |
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Sherdukpen |
It is spoken in some parts of Assam and
Arunachal Pradesh. |
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Sherpa
(Sharpa Bhotia, Xiaerba,
Serwa) |
Tibeto-Burman
language spoken in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, Sikkim
and Arunachal Pradesh.
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Shina
(Shinaki) |
It is spoken in the Dras Valley and Gurais
area in Kishenganga Valley in northern Kashmir. Dialects: Drasi
and Gurezi. |
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Shobang |
It is spoken in some parts of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. |
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Sholaga |
Dravidian language spoken in some parts of
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. |
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Shom
Peng |
It is an Austro-Asiatic language spoken in
the Great Nicobar Island. |
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Shrin |
This language is spoken by the Dog-Pa or
Shrin tribes of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Shumcho
(Thebor, Central Kinnauri) |
Tibeto-Burman language spoken in some parts
of the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. |
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Sikkimese
(Sikkim Bhotia, Danjongka) |
Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern
half of Sikkim. |
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Simte |
Tibeto-Burman language spoken in southwest
Manipur. |
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Sondwari |
Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. |
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Sora
(Shabari, Savara, Sawaria) |
Austro-Asiatic language spoken
mainly in the Ganjam, Koraput and Phulbani areas of Orissa
and also in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Assam. |
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Sunam |
It
is spoken in some parts of the
Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh . |
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Tamang,
Eastern |
It is spoken in Darjeeling in West Bengal
and in parts of Sikkim. |
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Tamaria
(Temoral) |
It is spoken in Ranchi and Singhbhum
districts of Bihar. |
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Teressa
(Taih-Long) |
It is spoken in Nicobar Islands, Teressa and
Bompoka islands. Dialect: Bompoka. |
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Thakuri |
Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of Maharashtra and
Orissa. |
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Tharu,
Buksa
(Buksa) |
Indo-Aryan language spoken in some parts of
Nainital, Bijnor and Garhwal districts of Uttar Pradesh. Dialects:
Madnapur and
Thari. |
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Tibetan
(Lhasa, Bhotia, Dalai,
Pohbetian) |
Spoken mainly in Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan and in
India in Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Delhi and
Sikkim. Dialects: Kongbo,
Spitiand Stod. |
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Toda
(Todi) |
Dravidian language spoken in parts of
Orissa and Tamil Nadu. |
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Tsangla |
It is spoken mainly in Bhutan but is also
spoken in several villages in Arunachal Pradesh. |
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Tulu |
It is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in
the Udipi and South Kannara districts and Managalore in
Karnataka. It is also spoken by few people in Andhra
Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. It does not have a
separate script. A large number of Yakshaganas are composed in
Tulu. |
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Turi |
It is spoken in some parts of
Madhya Pradesh and Orissa. |
