The *Many* Languages of INDIA!

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  • This video is all about India and its stunning linguistic diversity.
    Special thanks to Ajay Sharma for his Hindi and Sanskrit samples, Gopal Krishna for his Tamil samples and feedback, and Soroosh Motevalli for his Persian samples.
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  • @iditrirajan
    @iditrirajan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5274

    Finally a foreigner who knows that people from India don't speak Indian 😆😆😆

    • @THE_BROWN_SIBLINGS
      @THE_BROWN_SIBLINGS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +190

      Yes I saw a interview where a girl said Indian

    • @uk3693
      @uk3693 2 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      Very common mistake made by outsides, not just with India but also with so many other places and languages spoken there. One other example is Chinese, which is not a single language.

    • @ytuser78
      @ytuser78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      So is there a language which is called bihari

    • @iditrirajan
      @iditrirajan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@ytuser78 no. Its a hindi dialect.

    • @iditrirajan
      @iditrirajan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@uk3693 I didn't knew about china one. I think they have Mandarin and Cantonese. But you can call mandarin one Chinese

  • @batman2330
    @batman2330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7881

    meanwhile some Americans
    i want to learn indian

    • @doaa7941
      @doaa7941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +546

      That's going to be a lot of work

    • @harikishoreanimireddy8153
      @harikishoreanimireddy8153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Haha😂😂😂😂

    • @akoden2667
      @akoden2667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

      It’s actually really easy to figure out various scripts because some of them letters looks almost the same way as in the Devanagari script. I figured out Arabic since many letters look like a cursive version of Hebrew (I was raised w English and Hebrew).Out of Indian languages I am really interested in Hindi Bengali and Gujarati, and I would like to choose on one South Indian/Dravidian language to learn, but it’s really hard to choose because they’re all so beautiful, both the words and the scripts!

    • @sponge1234ify
      @sponge1234ify 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      [Native American has entered the chat]

    • @RKP14
      @RKP14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      😂😂

  • @nashtlulo8120
    @nashtlulo8120 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    I'm from Mizoram.My native languages is Mara ,our tribe has 5 different languages, but I spoke only three Tlosaih,Chapi and Hawthai.If I talked to other mizo tribe I used Mizo(Duhlian).When I went outside my state I used English,Hindi,Assamese and a little bit of Bengali.

    • @AudioMixedVideoAMV
      @AudioMixedVideoAMV ปีที่แล้ว +19

      damn so manh languages. Also Today I learned mizo is also called duhlian

    • @bagdendi_gulery
      @bagdendi_gulery 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad

    • @Amit-gj1cu
      @Amit-gj1cu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are an absolute genius.

    • @fishyfish6510
      @fishyfish6510 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Finally a Mizo who can speak Hindi😂

    • @subhajitdutta286
      @subhajitdutta286 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amazing 👏

  • @balasoshingade8301
    @balasoshingade8301 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    I'm maharashtrian and now I'm feeling like marathi is the languages that connect north and south India...

    • @ScarletGhost53
      @ScarletGhost53 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Well, Odiya does too.

    • @OEEMANshorts
      @OEEMANshorts 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Odia also Bravo

    • @Mr.Nobody_007
      @Mr.Nobody_007 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Only language that connecting india is English😂

  • @arupz5918
    @arupz5918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3501

    I'm a South indian.. my native language is Malayalam..
    I speak Malayalam , Tamil , Kannada ,Telugu, Hindi and English
    .. Im comfortable in all the Dravidian languages plus English and hindi

    • @axdhiii
      @axdhiii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Oho angane analleh

    • @prithiv16
      @prithiv16 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Wow

    • @saumya_42
      @saumya_42 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Teach me few!

    • @arupz5918
      @arupz5918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@saumya_42 sure☺️

    • @babayaga8865
      @babayaga8865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Telugu elupamano bro

  • @ayanokoji5594
    @ayanokoji5594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2719

    Fun fact :- those 22 recognised official languages have different accents too LoL

    • @Tenzinforeal
      @Tenzinforeal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Thats true

    • @YN-wo8rd
      @YN-wo8rd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

      Dialects* it’s basically the same thing, but dialect is a better word choice than accent

    • @YN-wo8rd
      @YN-wo8rd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      @@baruahrehan19 ok then that’s another language not just an accent. This person is talking about accents, but dialect is a better word

    • @gurvinderpaul6142
      @gurvinderpaul6142 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Xd

    • @baruahrehan19
      @baruahrehan19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Ruthvik tur dangor murtu, ki aal-baal boki ase re...

  • @Mantoshsarkar-ks9gn
    @Mantoshsarkar-ks9gn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +97

    I am Bengali, but My Family and I are/ am fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu , thanks to the fact that we lived in those States in India..

    • @understanding.everything
      @understanding.everything 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Neku Telugu Ella vachu

    • @user-tx6sm5uo7f
      @user-tx6sm5uo7f 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      మీకు తెలుగు తెలుసునా

    • @Mantoshsarkar-ks9gn
      @Mantoshsarkar-ks9gn 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@understanding.everything Naaku kodiga vachu

  • @imranshaikh3350
    @imranshaikh3350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    I’m a South Indian Muslim living in Mumbai. I fluently speak Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic and Spanish. I mostly used them in the different circle of friends and family, but mostly during my travels.

  • @bilalsadain
    @bilalsadain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3080

    The most important thing to know: "Indian" is not a language. It's so annoying when people ask me "you speak Indian?"

    • @MsSonali1980
      @MsSonali1980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +337

      "Do you speak hiNdU?" :-D I love it... always answer with "India is a subcontinent and has many languages"...

    • @bilalsadain
      @bilalsadain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +136

      @@MsSonali1980 that's another thing that gets under my skin

    • @darkgreninja8349
      @darkgreninja8349 5 ปีที่แล้ว +226

      @@MsSonali1980 yEaH i SpEaK mUsLiM tOo

    • @MsSonali1980
      @MsSonali1980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      @@darkgreninja8349 ahhahaha, don't you speak aFriKaN (not Afrikaans)?

    • @lctransit7233
      @lctransit7233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@MsSonali1980 Reminds me of a Russell Peters' joke: "how do you say hello Indian?"

  • @enigmaticharmer
    @enigmaticharmer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4592

    All Indians are either bilingual or trilingual.

    • @MonirulIslam-fc5lv
      @MonirulIslam-fc5lv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +434

      Or 4 or 4.5 or 7 too..i have many friends who speak 5+ languages..we tend to mix the words or talk in 3/4 of them at the same time..all understand all languages usually used here thats why..

    • @vanhelsing2079
      @vanhelsing2079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +305

      Mate, there is still crores of Indians who are monolingual. In rural parts of India. And remember rural India has more than 50% of the population. Not all are monolingual, but a big number definitely is.n

    • @enigmaticharmer
      @enigmaticharmer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +302

      @@vanhelsing2079 even the rural parts speak or at least understand two languages.

    • @MonirulIslam-fc5lv
      @MonirulIslam-fc5lv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      Its true to some extent..but actually im from a rural part of india and not from a rich family..even people below poverty line understand and speak the lingua franca here..but many children and women dont in case of extremely rural areas.

    • @debodatta7398
      @debodatta7398 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      This is actually false the vast majority of Indians (85%+) are monolingual they just happen to also be poor village dwellers and are often unseen by metropolitan Indians...

  • @19sunheart96
    @19sunheart96 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I am from Germany (speak German, English and French) and I'm learning Marathi (and Farsi, so I have also noticed the many loan words from Farsi). Marathi is such a beautiful language! At one point I want to learn a Dravidian language too, probably Tamil. But for now I'm concentrating on Marathi.

    • @hinduhistory7466
      @hinduhistory7466 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      dhanywaad bhau

    • @prathameshshelar
      @prathameshshelar ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yo! I am a native Marathi speaker and I'm learning German (I speak English and Hindi as well).
      We can be language exchange partners.

    • @lovewithinyou993
      @lovewithinyou993 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Nice brother... give respect, take respect... 🙏🏻

    • @artculture1711
      @artculture1711 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm a Marathi & have learned German language for 2 years.

    • @scidro1115
      @scidro1115 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      namaskar bhau tumhala

  • @Life_Quotes...
    @Life_Quotes... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I love all Indian languages and my mother tongue is தமிழ் (Tamil).
    Tamil one of the longest surviving classical language in World .
    Tamil has the unique distinction of remaining a spoken language for more than 4000 years. Among the oldest languages of the world - Hebrew, Greet, Sanskrit, Chinese and Tamil, only Tamil and Chinese are the two living languages. Tamil is spoken by around 60 million people in India and by about 40 Tamil million people living in Sri Lanks, Burma, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, United Kingdom, US and many European countries.
    Tamil has voluminous literature that are thousands of years old and that have been preserved and printed even now. The oldest literature of Tamil ‘Tholkappiyam’ that is ancient to Vedas .
    Everybody should try reading திருக்குறள் ( Tirukkural).Considered one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality, it is known for its universality and secular nature.
    Love from Tamil Nadu to all our Indian languages 🇮🇳.வாழ்க தமிழ் வளர்க இந்திய 💥.

    • @facts-pt1zr
      @facts-pt1zr 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes I accept it ...
      But you just mention that Sanskrit is dead language...but not *Sanskrit is didnot dead* *it is split into all north east and west Indian languages +gelic+Hebrew+Arabic+Greek and Persian language*
      *This is why Sanskrit is called mother of all languages accept dravidain*
      *Also hindi is spoken in honduros,inda,Fiji,USA,Qatar and Japan*this is why hidni is world's 4rth most spoken language*

    • @imrannajir5184
      @imrannajir5184 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      quite a nice thought to write

    • @o0...957
      @o0...957 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@facts-pt1zrDead language is a term for languages that likely have second or third language speakers but no first language speakers. Then there's extinct languages which have ceased to exist

    • @o0...957
      @o0...957 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@facts-pt1zrAlso I would like to correct a little of what you said "Sanskrit is the mother of all languages except Dravidian". It would be more correct if you say "Sanskrit is the mother of all languages except Dravidian, Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Tai-Kadai and Language isolates"

    • @facts-pt1zr
      @facts-pt1zr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@o0...957 excuse me child ...I think you are really forgotten something ..*pls don't say I own information rubbish all knows it* *you can search in google also if you not belive me*
      *Sanskrit is mother of all languages except Tamil family even I live in Greece and I know Greek where as Greekis the mother of all western languages and Greece come from Sanskrit because of similarity and accent*

  • @kavyakrishnakumar1599
    @kavyakrishnakumar1599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1946

    In Kerala all 14 districts have their own dielects. And sometimes even we can't understand eachother 😂.

    • @prank9210
      @prank9210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      Same with Telugu too. A person from Telangana cannot understand the Telugu which is spoken in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Northern Tamilnadu and vice-versa.

    • @tomarry4477
      @tomarry4477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Same with Rajasthani languages. I'm a Mewari and when I go to the Marwari or say, Malwi, wagadi, or any of the several other districts, I get a hard time trying to understand what they're saying.

    • @debjithazra799
      @debjithazra799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Same with bengali language
      😂😂

    • @adheenaps8411
      @adheenaps8411 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Eth jillelthe aa thanik manasilaavathe? Kasargod nik manasilaavoola😌😂

    • @kavyakrishnakumar1599
      @kavyakrishnakumar1599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@adheenaps8411 Enkum kasargod,Malappuram 😂. Avrde onnum local basha namk manasilavillya

  • @voscra
    @voscra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2070

    This is an incredible summary of Indian languages. As someone with a background in linguistics who specifically study South Asian languages, I can really vouch for the accuracy of this video, and I love the fact that you never make generalizations and recognize the incredibly diversity of India.
    This is a level of summarization of research that is very unexpected for a TH-cam video.

    • @Langfocus
      @Langfocus  5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Thank you!

    • @DheerajKattula
      @DheerajKattula 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Absolutely

    • @mexicounexplained
      @mexicounexplained 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Paul has outdone himself with this one.

    • @NealKlein
      @NealKlein 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      I find Paul's love of linguistics contagious. He respects every language he's covered. His exploration of each LangFocus topic humbles me with their thoroughness and quality.

    • @PiperStart
      @PiperStart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Lang focus is an expert channel - I often refer students to the channel when they ask questions in class about languages. He espouses clearly many of the important aspects of language and linguistics that are in the specialist books, and are a part of our daily experiences as language learners.

  • @vivekm7760
    @vivekm7760 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    So many tongues and yet we the people of India are Indians first and then the people of our states🇮🇳🇮🇳
    "मेरा भारत महान"

  • @royakshapoudel2047
    @royakshapoudel2047 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I’m Nepali & Indian.
    My mom speaks Nepali, Hindi, Limbu (a little), Punjabi, & English
    My dad speaks Nepali, Hindi, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Urdu, English, & other.
    My grandma speaks more languages though; so far I know that she speaks Nepali, Hindi, Bengali, & Assamese

  • @dumbproductions2958
    @dumbproductions2958 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2470

    Dr. Who: I speak every language
    India: no, you don't

    • @quinoline3865
      @quinoline3865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      He has a TARDIS converter.

    • @-SUM1-
      @-SUM1- 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      Papua New Guinea: No you don't

    • @srinidhi7140
      @srinidhi7140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ಓಓಓಓಓಓಓಓ......................

    • @harishkiran3663
      @harishkiran3663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@srinidhi7140 ബ ബ ബ ബ...

    • @Yamamanama
      @Yamamanama 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      C-3PO: I speak 6 million languages.

  • @magn8
    @magn8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1700

    Foreigners: You are from India, Do you speak Indian?
    Me : 😶

    • @susantadeb7666
      @susantadeb7666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      You have not mentioned Kashmiri & Sindhi.

    • @mirrorflame1988
      @mirrorflame1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@susantadeb7666 It's there in the list of languages. Also considering all the trolls lurking in youtube who want to start a flame war, even mentioning certain keywords like Kashmir, Israel-Palestine, etc will cause them to come and mess up the entire comments thread.

    • @user-xw6is8yf3c
      @user-xw6is8yf3c 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indian football fan right

    • @suhridguha2560
      @suhridguha2560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Answer should be yes xD

    • @suhridguha2560
      @suhridguha2560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@greaterbharat4175 most Chinese people speak Mandarin and people speak nihongo in Japan. If you have an interest it's not really that difficult to learn seriously

  • @-RunninNGunnin-
    @-RunninNGunnin- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Lol, I'm from Finland and consider myself quite educated with good general knowledge and I always thought most Indians can speak English and Hindi. I mean, I thought Hindi is the language the whole India uses for communication but oh boy I was so wrong 😂I found out that in India people may speak different language in the next city or province and peple can't many times really understand each other 😁 and somewhere in Southern India people don't even know Hindi but their own languages. The population of Finland is about 5,5 million people (smaller than in Indias biggest cities) and here we all speak the same language so the idea of a country where people speak tens of languages and can't understand each other is so weird for me.

    • @vasanthakumar526
      @vasanthakumar526 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Greetings from India, we mostly communicate with other language speakers by English but only for educated members only so that we face some issues over languages. At the same time we have to take care of our own mother language. So it's not a surprise at all.

    • @tamaarduany9606
      @tamaarduany9606 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vasanthakumar526 educated members. I thought most 95% of Indians speak English. Or at least some English even by not educated.

    • @oknopepali6121
      @oknopepali6121 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tamaarduany9606 our literacy rate is near 75 % man how can 95% can speak eng

    • @nnes759
      @nnes759 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RunninNGunnin I just learned from this vlogger Paul that Tamil may (or may not) have similarity to Huagarian& Finnish OR he says it might be to Korean &Japanese, so I'm going to dig a bit more, so should you( as you're already somewhat in tune w Indian languages) so we can compare notes( in 1-2-3 weeks or so bit by bit as my plate is over loaded to spare time for heavy research, yet I'll work on it but slowly) let us know, whenever, here. By the way I thought Finland has one of the better tight Gun controls( unlike Norway, etc) so how do you do the Cow Boys running & gunning stuffs there, lol.

    • @mskoki5712
      @mskoki5712 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      India is basically a UNION OF STATES, so just imagine like European union where every country speak different languages

  • @shantanuprakash3
    @shantanuprakash3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I'm from Bihar, Mother tongue is Magadhi (what parents and grandparents used to use). My family speaks Hindi (and can communicate with majority of North Indians in Hindi), English (language of communication in profession, and with many South Indian friends) and a bit of Sanskrit (taught in school for few years).

    • @re_di_roma_is_back2388
      @re_di_roma_is_back2388 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Quindi voi indiani comunicate in inglese fra popoli del nord e popoli del sud, non in Hindi?

    • @shantanuprakash3
      @shantanuprakash3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ​@@re_di_roma_is_back2388 Yes, specially true in urban areas. Rural areas speak native languages and difficult to communicate using north and south languages.

    • @Icebear602
      @Icebear602 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here.My mother tongue is magadhi and as you said,what parents and grandparents use.While me and my parents communicate in hindi because I am not fluent in magahi.And that's the case with my siblings also.And that's the same for many people in our generation like as a child,I used to think, it's a 'dehati' language and we were encouraged to speak in hindi! And now when I ever try to speak magadhi,everybody starts laughing.It sounds weird😂(it's sad)

    • @jaytemkar8077
      @jaytemkar8077 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Icebear602You guys are killing your mother tongue. You should speak in your mother tongue because if it dies whole culture dies...

    • @MaheshJagannathHebbalalu
      @MaheshJagannathHebbalalu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Be proud of your Mother Tongue. Being I South Indian I was not aware of the different dialects of Hindi. One of my North Indian friend had called his parents up and was speaking in a different tongue. When I asked him which language it was he told it was Magadhi. That is when I got exposed to the surviving dialects of Hindi. I wish these dialects don’t die due to the popularity of Hindi. 😢

  • @AjaySharma-in8ji
    @AjaySharma-in8ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    Man it was weird to hear my own voice in this video! Awesome video Paul! Glad I could help!

    • @cpinter10
      @cpinter10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Were you the one speaking persian?

    • @kanupriyajain592
      @kanupriyajain592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ajay Sharma great

    • @kyocobran1463
      @kyocobran1463 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You rock Ajay.

    • @haharmageddontv6581
      @haharmageddontv6581 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@cpinter10 'Special thanks to Ajay Sharma for his Hindi and Sanskrit samples, Gopal Krishna for his Tamil samples and feedback, and Soroosh Motevalli for his Persian samples.'

    • @theguy5898
      @theguy5898 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I was in his Hindi vs. Urdu video and I felt exactly the same!

  • @bhanuuuuuu
    @bhanuuuuuu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1270

    Why would people dislike such a nicely researched work put up with such a precision. This video tells much more about the linguistic evolution of Indian Languages than any average Indian knows.

    • @Langfocus
      @Langfocus  3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

      Thanks, Bhanu!

    • @minefreak1966
      @minefreak1966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      People don't like hearing things that differ from the baseless beliefs they've held since childhood. It's honestly not entirely their fault; if you're surrounded by people, growing up, who tell you that Sanskrit or Tamil is the oldest or somehow "best" language, you're going to naturally dislike any source that tells you differently.

    • @gobimurugesan2411
      @gobimurugesan2411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Because they don't want to believe Dravidian languages are originated from proto Dravidian. They want everything from Sanskrit.

    • @eugenionegro5929
      @eugenionegro5929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@minefreak1966 yeah it's disappointing. it's uncontroversial that indo-european's oldest living family is probably the iranian, whose mom went east to very much dravidian India, and made all this stuff with contact with dravidian. "sanskrit" is awesome because it got written down, but it's not special. PAUL has an excellent video on celtic and afro-asiatic's old romance, which totally carries to the kind of mixing that you see with indo-aryan and dravidian

    • @niccolopaganini1782
      @niccolopaganini1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Langfocus I totally agree with Bhanu,
      People nowadays don't understand how much time is consumed in research,
      Probably a month or more,
      You cant search this on Google and get all of this,
      And people don't understand it,
      I appreciate your hard work and efforts Paul!

  • @meghdiip8503
    @meghdiip8503 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I am a Bengali. Can speak bengali and English, and can manage to communicate in Hindi (sometimes creating amusement for actual hindi-speakers). I am highly interested to learn a Dravidian language like Tamil and an Austro-Asiatic language like Santali.

    • @armstrong2450
      @armstrong2450 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bengali here. Telugu is my favorite so I am learning it.

  • @vishalnannaware6643
    @vishalnannaware6643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I am from maharastra and my language is Marathi ..and I feel proud... diversity of Indian languages 😍😍

  • @mravalik
    @mravalik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +537

    Let me start out by saying, I love all the languages because of how rich they are, but with myself, I am currently learning Hindi, Punjabi, and Tamil - which without a doubt Tamil is I believe by far the most complicated 😂
    Love to India from America 🙏🏻💙

    • @vk-mp9hx
      @vk-mp9hx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Don't worry, you are learning the oldest language in the world

    • @miya8788
      @miya8788 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I am a native speaker of tamil and lol i find it complicated myself.

    • @harishkiran3663
      @harishkiran3663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hope you end up with Sanskrit!

    • @shadowronin2943
      @shadowronin2943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Because Tamil is completely a different script from sanskrit and hasn't had much sanskrit influence like other languages

    • @udhayabala8621
      @udhayabala8621 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Tamil is complicated because it is one of the oldest languages and casual speaking pronunciation has become very different from 'perfect tamil'. So if you want to learn tamil either start from the perfect way (letters, words, phrases) or the casual way( talk talk talk)

  • @felipemoreira8308
    @felipemoreira8308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +976

    Meanwhile in America.
    My native language is English and my mother tongue is English. I also can understand to a certain extent English, English, English and English.

    • @darkmemes7531
      @darkmemes7531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @ШEАSЕL yes

    • @vishnuputhanalakkal4309
      @vishnuputhanalakkal4309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@user-xk2ot7eg7f I think we need to say colonialisation rather than English

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Weasel 鼬は悪くない Zealandian? You mean kiwi? No way...the written language is very similar, but spoken kiwi is one of the most difficult languages in the world. I'm American and I speak Western US, Mexican, Cuban, Argentinian, Western Canadian, German, and a little bit of Russian, Swahili, Tagalog, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. I spent a couple years studying suburban Tennessean but I don't understand any other southeastern languages well except Floridian. I understand a few dialects from the central and northeastern US. I can understand people from london if they speak slowly and translate toilet room jargon to common names. Australian, if spoken slowly is slightly intelligible. South African and Filipino English are also intelligible when spoken very slowly. Indian English is third only to Kiwi and North Carolinian in its ability to be called an English dialect yet be completely unintelligible.

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Weasel 鼬は悪くない I guess it depends on whether you consider language something that is spoken or something that is written. (my kids are fluent in ASL, so that's another wrinkle to language)
      I believe Australians say something more like rstraliur.

    • @Doing_Time
      @Doing_Time 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Weasel 鼬は悪くない Well, when my comprehension drops below 75% I don't consider myself to know the language. I once lived in an area where you cross into the Appalachians and bah golly gee wiz ahh ehp lick a fruhg ahh crib manna ahh 'nt gut muh cu woot day biz sen hun...and then you get by the ocean in north carolina and it gets much much worse...

  • @jumanpatowary4486
    @jumanpatowary4486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm from the State of Assam and i speak assamese. I have to admit you have more knowledge about Indian languages than most of us indians. Liked your research and thorough analysis and precise explanation.

  • @shivanisingh1720
    @shivanisingh1720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I am Indian my language is Hindi but I love all the language spoken all over India 😍😍 how beautiful my country is 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
    Love your video bro keep growing

  • @maitreyakadkol7793
    @maitreyakadkol7793 5 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I have a language cocktail for you. I am a Kannadiga who lived in Maharashtra. So I know Kannada, Marathi, Hindi and English. My wife is a Tamilian who lived in UP. She knows Tamil and Hindi. At my house we speak a mix of all these languages - Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi and English.

    • @undercovercia
      @undercovercia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol

    • @darealg6823
      @darealg6823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      What language are ur kids gonna speak lol... A "sambhar" language ??? 😂😂 (I mean a mix soup of different languages)

    • @kasiprasath16
      @kasiprasath16 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      unity in diversity..

    • @username5537
      @username5537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Incredible india

    • @linhat9276
      @linhat9276 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow👍

  • @taruntripathi
    @taruntripathi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +859

    India is so complicated even Indians don’t really understand it.

    • @miliaurora1038
      @miliaurora1038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      We are like Europe....but instead of being a continent, all these states united and formed one single country India.

    • @siddharthjha3424
      @siddharthjha3424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@miliaurora1038 I fully agree with you 👍

    • @MegaAdity1
      @MegaAdity1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What kind of a stupid statement was this ? xD

    • @taruntripathi
      @taruntripathi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Aditya Bharadwaj Intelligent enough for a moron like yourself not to understand. Get some education.🙏🏻

    • @atinhazra2552
      @atinhazra2552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@MegaAdity1 only a moron, imbecile and jackass like you can put a comment like this one.
      get some education.
      padhai likhai karo jao

  • @herambpatkar
    @herambpatkar ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is one of the most well researched summarized video on Indian languages I have ever seen. The kind of patience and research done by you is truly commendable!!! Kudos for taking up one of the most complex and diverse contry in terms of Languages and Culture!

  • @sone6
    @sone6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm from westbengal my native language is Bengali!
    I can also easily sound
    Assames, Hindi, Marwari(rajasthani), Spanish, English obviously 😇

  • @HariAyiravalli
    @HariAyiravalli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2241

    I am from India in Kerala.. my native language is Malayalam 🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆

    • @srinidhi7140
      @srinidhi7140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      🙏 ನಮಸ್ಕಾರಗಳು 🙏 നമസ്കാരം 🙏

    • @vipinvnath4011
      @vipinvnath4011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Machane

    • @HariAyiravalli
      @HariAyiravalli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@srinidhi7140 നമസ്തേ

    • @HariAyiravalli
      @HariAyiravalli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@vipinvnath4011 😂😁 ഹായ്

    • @anandbnair245
      @anandbnair245 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hallooo

  • @KateKongummibears
    @KateKongummibears 3 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    I'm from India.
    I can fluently speak: Malayalam(native language), English, Hindi and French
    Other languages I know to a lesser degree: German, Korean

    • @spinebreakeryt875
      @spinebreakeryt875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Hehe malayali poliyalle

    • @jinhitentertainment9989
      @jinhitentertainment9989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Korean ariyo

    • @appuappuzz6090
      @appuappuzz6090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Haai malayali 🤭😍😍👏

    • @appuappuzz6090
      @appuappuzz6090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Lokath yevida poyalum oru malayali englum kanum.athoru prekruthy niyamam aanu..😍❤❤❤💪athanu nammuda power.

    • @spinebreakeryt875
      @spinebreakeryt875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@appuappuzz6090 sathyam

  • @Gurnoor333
    @Gurnoor333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am from Germany but my mother tongue is PUNJABI. I can speak urdu and hindi a little bit

  • @rithinlk8287
    @rithinlk8287 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As I’m from Hyderabad, Telangana of southern India, my native language is Telugu. I can speak Hindi ( of north India ), Kannada ( of Karnataka state ), Tamil ( of Tamil Nadu state ) and English. At current scenario, all most in every language of India, it’s linked with English. English is now very much flexible for many people in India.

    • @Sanatani_kattar
      @Sanatani_kattar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      अंग्रेजी को भारत मे 5% लोग भी नही बोलते लेकिन हिन्दी ‌भारत मे 90% से अधिक लोग समझते है बिगर हिंदी शिक्षा के और जहा उपनिवेशक गुलामी की निशानी अंग्रेजी को शिक्षा मे प्राथमिकता दी जा रही है तब भी भारत मे 5% लोग भी नही बोलते
      हमे भारतीय भाषाओं को प्राथमिकता देनी चाहिए का की उपनिवेशक गुलामी की निशानी अंग्रेजी को

    • @flashnet-gr7jh
      @flashnet-gr7jh 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sanatani_kattar ILLA ONNUM PURILA

  • @joemark5284
    @joemark5284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +346

    Mother Tongue: Malayalam
    Languages spoken: Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, English

    • @vasantkawarkhepatil4565
      @vasantkawarkhepatil4565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Marathi Kass Kay yete aplyala?

    • @amiugly2255
      @amiugly2255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Uyyyo

    • @yash_nair
      @yash_nair 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joe mark la marathi yene shakya aahe???

    • @kesumonu
      @kesumonu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      वाह 🙏😊👍
      आप जैसे लोगों से ही हमारे देश मे समरसता आती है
      You are a gem... Although it may not be possible for me to learn Dravidian languages at this stage... I'm planning to learning Marathi( मराठी)😊✌

    • @joemark5284
      @joemark5284 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aree mi maharasthat majha college abhyas kele. Tithe mi marathi sikhlo🙏

  • @imtysjamir6963
    @imtysjamir6963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    I'm from Nagaland, a small state in North East India bordering Myanmar. I speak a language called Ao. I can also speak Nagamese, English and Hindi. Nagaland has 16 tribes and each tribe has its own language but Nagas as a whole communicate with English and a made up language called Nagamese.

    • @thetrickster9885
      @thetrickster9885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thats so awesome

    • @damntisisannoyinirl2419
      @damntisisannoyinirl2419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow

    • @assassin9763
      @assassin9763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Jharkhand has 32 tribes and people communicate with each other through hindi that is why we had to include hindi in our state...

    • @sagarchaudhary5260
      @sagarchaudhary5260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wasn't aware of this.
      Thankyou bro

    • @bitopan.
      @bitopan. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nagamese me Assamese hai kya

  • @saitalks0202
    @saitalks0202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Sri krishna Deva Raya was a king of Hampi kingdom(Karnataka). Even Rayalaseema region in AP comes under this kingdom. Sri Krishna Deva Raya a Kannada King and he was told that -- "Desabhaashalandu Telugu Lessa" it means "among all Indian languages Telugu is Great". And Another Tamil poet who "Tamils treat as National Poet" called "Bharatiyar" told that " Sundaranga Telungu " it means " Telugu is a Beautiful language ". All these lessons we learn from School onwards. So we can conclude that other poets and rulers of other states declare the Telugu language as Beauty and Sweety language in the world

    • @redfrank773
      @redfrank773 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then why was sanskrit the official language of vijyanagra? And wasn't krishnadevaraya a tulu?

    • @josejoseph8725
      @josejoseph8725 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Bharatiyar used to praise all languages he even praised kannada, malayalam etc. Krishnadeva raya mentioning that statement is highly debatable among kannada historians.So stop your telugu hegemony.

    • @checkraiser100
      @checkraiser100 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@redfrank773yes krishna devaraya was half tulu from father side and half telugu from mother’s side. Telugu nayakas and tulu kings ruled vijayanagara empire. Last king of kandy in sri lanka was a native telugu speaker. Even today, many rich land owning telugus live in banglore, manglore, and chennai who’s ancestors came down from nayaka times and even much before.

  • @amitwahaiqbal
    @amitwahaiqbal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I am a Bangla speker from Bangladesh. I started learning Hindi by watching Hindi cartoons and TV programs from an early age. Now I can perfectly understand standard Hindi- and when speaking Hindi, I often have a thick Sylheti Bangali accent and mix up certain Bangla words in Hindi, due to lack of speaking practices. 😅

  • @pingme786
    @pingme786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    I speak telugu,tamil ,kannada, Malayalam ,odia ,Marathi ,gujarathi, English, German ,Hindi, now learning French

  • @Dreamcatcher55582
    @Dreamcatcher55582 5 ปีที่แล้ว +528

    I am Indian and I speak
    1.English
    2.Hindi
    3.Sanskirt
    4.Assamese(Mother Tongue)
    5.Bengali
    6.Telegu(2 yrs in Vizag)
    7.Tamil(4 yrs in Tamil Nadu)

    • @gbarman23
      @gbarman23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You was in Tamil or vaijag whatever but it's not mean you Know that language clearly.

    • @shravastisarmah5363
      @shravastisarmah5363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@gbarman23 maybe he tried to learn the language and was successful

    • @gbarman23
      @gbarman23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shravastisarmah5363 then fine but you know how difficult to learn south Indian language?
      I'm in Tamil Nadu from 2014 but till now I can't understand that language properly,
      As a North India I can understand most of the north Indian languages, it's easy for us, no dubt

    • @shravastisarmah5363
      @shravastisarmah5363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@gbarman23 different people have different grasping power, I have been surrounded by Bengali people my whole life still can't speak it, though i understand all. I have been to South Indian states and met people from my state (i am from north-east) learn languages in 1 or 2 years.

    • @gbarman23
      @gbarman23 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shravastisarmah5363 yeah, you are right but and I'm trying to tell you it's depends on there interest.
      And one more thing I'm also Bengali, if you want to learn I will teach you.

  • @cholansivakumar3801
    @cholansivakumar3801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I was Born in Malaysia and raised there. My native language is Tamil.malaysian Tamil is a bit different from India , Sri Lanka and singapore.we use malay words sometimes.lastly ,i can speak malay ,Tamil , English,and Spanish 👽👽

  • @RamasamyArumugam1927
    @RamasamyArumugam1927 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thank you for the information. I am from Tamil Nadu. My mother tongue is Tamil. I speak English, German C1-2 level (I studied in Germany), and Sinhala A2-B1(I can read and write I lived in Colombo for sometimes a little Hindi A2 ( can read and write)/Urdu ( cannot read and write) Spanish A1 (learning)

  • @Brandon-a-writer
    @Brandon-a-writer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +342

    For me, as an historian, India has been the most complex and difficult to study. This is due to the large amount of linguistic diversity and dialects, and the amount of learning necessary to obtain and understand primary sources. This wonderful video could be thirty minutes longer and still barely scratch the surface of the stunning diversity of the Indian subcontinent. :)

    • @robertbruce5213
      @robertbruce5213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This was my experience as well.

    • @ssam00
      @ssam00 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      The Indian subcontinent is comparable to Europe in terms of linguistic and cultural diversity

    • @asamvav
      @asamvav 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Evi1M4chine actually the uniting thread is Sanskrit. That is the only language that was intelligible to everyone from every part of India. You can at least express basic ideas if you have a cache of Sanskrit vocabulary. Before the British rule that was the case. During the sultanate and Mughal era, Farsi or Persian was the court language and therefore all legal documents were written in them. But you also received a copy in Sanskrit at the same time. This is extremely important for land deeds. So there were courtiers who were proficient in both.

    • @aravindnatarajan220
      @aravindnatarajan220 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@asamvav you can survive without sanskrit in Tamil Nadu,but you can't survive without Tamil or English

    • @nitishsaxena1372
      @nitishsaxena1372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@aravindnatarajan220 you can't survive with Sanskrit anywhere in India. Rarely anyone is proficient in Sanskrit in the whole of India.

  • @manomadhan568
    @manomadhan568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    I'm Proud to be an Tamilan. My Mother Tongue is Tamil. I Can Speak English,Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam.

    • @venkateshprasath7328
      @venkateshprasath7328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mano Madhan ஹிந்தி தெலுங்கு மலையாளம் கன்னடம் ஆகிய மொழிகளை எவ்வாறு நீங்கள் கற்றுக் கொள்கிறார்கள் என்பதை விளக்கிக் கூறுங்கள்

    • @manomadhan568
      @manomadhan568 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@venkateshprasath7328
      I learn English And Hindi in my School days. Telugu, kannada, malayalam are Learn by my Friends.

    • @AjayKumar-cu2lo
      @AjayKumar-cu2lo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      india first bro

    • @venkateshprasath7328
      @venkateshprasath7328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mano Madhan Vera leval bro niga 😍🤗🤗

    • @suhridguha2560
      @suhridguha2560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@manomadhan568 very few people I have met from the south speak Hindi. Even in my state most people can't speak Hindi well but they do understand it. I am from Bengal. I did meet a weed dealer in Munnar and he spoke Hindi, I guess business demands it :3

  • @sugandanbalajirajendrakuma3234
    @sugandanbalajirajendrakuma3234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I am from TamilNadu and Tamil is my native language, I do know to speak Telugu and Malayalam and a bit of Kannada and Hindi and also I can read and write Sanskrit. Apart from them I do know a bit of French to read and write as I took it as my secondary language in high school.

  • @jonahembrom4043
    @jonahembrom4043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am Santhali speaker and I am proud of my language, I am from Assam.

  • @mahagaida160
    @mahagaida160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1304

    I lived in india for sometimes, I learnt hindi while staying in north India and Malayalam while staying in Kerala and kannada while staying in Karnataka. I don't like to speak English with Indians, I enjoy speaking their native languages.

    • @xenzorygames4116
      @xenzorygames4116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      only if half the North Indians did that xD, even when they move to other regions they still stick with their languages even to speak with the locals xD.

    • @dkviews2003
      @dkviews2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Plz visit Tamil Nadu you can experience with the world oldest language ❤️

    • @mahagaida160
      @mahagaida160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@dkviews2003 Yes I love tamizh language

    • @dkviews2003
      @dkviews2003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mahagaida160 ❤️❤️

    • @sharmarupak4275
      @sharmarupak4275 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Helo maam

  • @markvanvlack1419
    @markvanvlack1419 5 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    Langfocus is awesome! About 45 years ago I was in India for almost 4 months and thought I was learning Hindi, and in my last week I walked into an ice cream parlor and ordered ice cream in Hindi. I proudly asked the person behind the counter in Hindi for ice cream (or so I thought). He looked at me and his eyes opened wide. I made my statement again and he was trying not to laugh. I said it a third time and he bust out laughing so hard he was crying! He then told everyone in the ice cream parlor what I said and everyone started laughing. He then told me that what I said in Hindi "I am a Cow,. Give me milk!". I blushed beet red, which made it even more funny.

    • @undercovercia
      @undercovercia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      😂😂😂😂funny unreal story

    • @darealg6823
      @darealg6823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      "I am a cow. Give me milk" ? 😂😂😂👌
      Something like "mein Gaye Hoon. Mujhe dood doe" ??

    • @liri8243
      @liri8243 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂😂😂😂 lmao

    • @sandiguha
      @sandiguha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you probably said, "mai gaaye hoo mujhe dudh do"

    • @vijaysingh8792
      @vijaysingh8792 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @dpparihar123
    @dpparihar123 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I am from Rajasthan. The school here teaches in languages like Hindi, English, Urdu, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Punjabi, Arabic, Parsi, Sindhi etc.❤❤

  • @astesiaa
    @astesiaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fascinating video. Salute from India

  • @yourkawaiiwaifu
    @yourkawaiiwaifu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +453

    I am a Naga. I speak Chokri, khezha, angami, Nagamese, Hindi and English

    • @utkarshyadav8133
      @utkarshyadav8133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Just a question brother ... Does the nagamese language have any connection to the Assamese linguistic family or did it develop in each tribe separately

    • @aryyancarman705
      @aryyancarman705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@utkarshyadav8133 i think some borrowing of words,using of assamese script sometimes {i dunno whats its name }

    • @aniketroy3034
      @aniketroy3034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@utkarshyadav8133 nagamese is a creole-language based on assamese, so yes. but the native tongues of all the different tribes are unique, and mutually unintelligible.

    • @ErenYeager-jp4gc
      @ErenYeager-jp4gc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@utkarshyadav8133
      Nagamese is nothing but Assameae spoken by Nagas. Naga people have their own languages that belong to the same language family as Tibetan or Mandarin.

    • @rakshithkakunje621
      @rakshithkakunje621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's cool, I can speak Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and English.

  • @jonasdavies1806
    @jonasdavies1806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +707

    When I went to India, in Kerala almost everyone could've understood English very well but in northern India communication was comparatively more difficult but not that much.

    • @jonasdavies1806
      @jonasdavies1806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@yogeshb8677 I have never been there. And also in North, in big cities like Delhi many can communicate very easily so we can assume same for Mumbai.

    • @yogeshb8677
      @yogeshb8677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @jiminie's booty west is gujrat not Maharashtra... N I considered only three sections north south n center so understand what I mean

    • @pranav3632
      @pranav3632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Where in Kerala? Just asking

    • @sonags9024
      @sonags9024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pranav3632 south india

    • @pranav3632
      @pranav3632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      @@sonags9024
      Ehh😂
      I asked where in Kerala , not where is Kerala . I know where kerala is ,to be more specific I'm from Kerala 😂

  • @oponetal8203
    @oponetal8203 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I am a indian
    I know
    1.telugu native language
    2.hindi
    3.english
    4.urdu I skope with my Islam funds
    5.sanskrit taught in school
    6.spanish using duolingo
    So total no.of language are 6

  • @akshat2145
    @akshat2145 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Amazing! Incredible research, very accurate coverage.

  • @Just4Kixs
    @Just4Kixs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Filipino here. I've visited India and people thought that I was local, especially in Jammu and Kashmir, so people spoke to me in Hindi.
    I spoke English in India and got along well with everyone. Good job India!

    • @adamhendrickson512
      @adamhendrickson512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nice to hear.... Did you have a good time there? I was in India for 3 years. I speak Hindi fairly well now...

    • @ashimohta6279
      @ashimohta6279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @nnn shut up OK
      Many Hindus live in north
      In Jammu Kashmir ,jammu has a very high Hindu population n Kashmir has a high Muslim population

    • @williamjames212
      @williamjames212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@adamhendrickson512 which country are you from?

    • @williamjames212
      @williamjames212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      English is the official language of India so of course everyone speaks English.

    • @saalooaa
      @saalooaa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Filipinos look noting like Indians most likely they thought you from Nepal

  • @prateeksha4040
    @prateeksha4040 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I can't believe how accurate this video is.. Seriously I am an indian, and I am blown away by the accuracy and depth of this video
    I understand how much effort goes into it..

  • @ultranationalisticindianat3617
    @ultranationalisticindianat3617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I am a Bengali. But that doesn't matter. Communication is the only purpose of a language. 'INDIAN' is my only identity. I see people fighting over languages. But we must keep one thing in our mind that language, caste, colour or religion none of these are greater than our beloved motherland, INDIA. Being divided we can't make our motherland great again but together we can make India great again.
    Jai Hind 🇮🇳✊✊

    • @helloooop
      @helloooop ปีที่แล้ว

      I will send your pfp to Germans, Jews, Polish and Argentines

  • @vaibhavtech5110
    @vaibhavtech5110 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I belong to a maithili(maithil brahmin to be exact)communitiy from both side but right now my mother side speak-khortha(a dialect of magahi or maybe even maithili)
    Father side speak-angika(dialect of maithili)
    I speak (also my lingua franca)-Hindi
    Also English
    I can understand-bengali,punjabi etc

  • @AbHiAbHi-jb2pk
    @AbHiAbHi-jb2pk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +629

    My mother tongue is Marathi
    I can speak English and Tamil.

    • @user-vy5pt7ff2o
      @user-vy5pt7ff2o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Enga superstar pola

    • @maitri74
      @maitri74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Most likely your Marati is very differnt from current version.

    • @vasantkawarkhepatil4565
      @vasantkawarkhepatil4565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@maitri74 but we can understand tanjavur direct
      not fully but fairly

    • @bazaarwalakhana5401
      @bazaarwalakhana5401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hindi nahi ati bhai bilkul bhi?

    • @rohitrg2036
      @rohitrg2036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Mi Marathi ahe

  • @nomadsuyash244
    @nomadsuyash244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +556

    Meanwhile some of my friends in
    USA: Hey! Can you teach me how to speak Indian 😂😂😂😁😁

    • @abhanu6843
      @abhanu6843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I N D I A N
      Okk

    • @mehakverma7043
      @mehakverma7043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      You gotta be like: Aight w h i c h o n e

    • @dawnhay907
      @dawnhay907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Firstly ig you need to clear it out to them that Indian is NOT a language. xD

    • @risyanthbalaji805
      @risyanthbalaji805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Make them learn all 1000 language

    • @mra.tripti
      @mra.tripti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol... INDIAN is not any language its use for native people of India..... its Hindi

  • @shounakbanerjee8904
    @shounakbanerjee8904 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    আমার মাতৃভাষা বাংলা এবং আমি যেখানে যাই সেখানেই আমি বাংলায় কথা বলি কারণ এটি আমার রাজ্যের সরকারি ভাষা।
    लेकिन मैं हिंदी भी बोलता हूं और इसमें काफी अच्छा हूं।
    I use Hindi when I have to talk to Hindi speakers in Kolkata or as a default when I see a Non-Bengali.
    And apart from that میں تھوڑی سی اردو جانتا ہوں۔
    মই অসমীয়া বুজিব পাৰিছো but only because I know Bengali.
    And I have a French Test tomorrow, so J'espère que tous ceux qui verront cela passeront une excellente journée.

  • @frodosadventures8757
    @frodosadventures8757 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have a friend from the state of Kerala in the South of India. I travelled around India with him and we met up with one of his friends from the north of India. My friend's friend did not speak Hind, so their only way to communicate with each other was English. It was good for me!

  • @chaichunkhiong
    @chaichunkhiong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    I am from Malaysia where English and Tamil are widely spoken (alongside Malay and Mandarin Chinese). I went to India twice this year, Rajasthan in the north on January and Kerala in the south on November. Based on my limited observation, I found South Indians are much conversant in English as compared to their northern counterparts. I even bumped into many Southern Indians during my trip in Rajasthan where we had longer and deeper conversations. The funny thing when I was in Kerala, I have this habit to observe how closely related Malayalam and Tamil are given both are Dravidian languages. I tried to compare words by words and see whether Malayalam sounds similar to Tamil, especially I have been picking up basic Tamil from my Malaysian friends of ethnic Indian-Tamil.
    Regardless, I miss and I love India!

    • @SantomPh
      @SantomPh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hindi is very cemented in the North where it is more prominent in business and media. The South has a strong pro-local native language attitude and crucially was favored by the British during colonial times, with many Christian communities and plantation workers exported to other countries like Malaysia and Fiji from the south. Kerala in particular has one of the highest fluency levels of English.
      the Indian nationalist movement was rooted in the north as well, so the prevalance of Hindi is stronger there.

    • @akhl9842
      @akhl9842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Thanks for the kind words brother. 🙏🏽 😊
      I’m from Kerala. Yes not all South Indian languages are Similar and not all of us can understand each other. Only Tamil and Malayalam sounds very similar and we can understand each other. It’s because Malayalam came from Tamil language and got mixed with Sanskrit(north Indian language).

    • @madhusoodanprasad2248
      @madhusoodanprasad2248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, you are right bro. Malay people also Dravidian

    • @akhl9842
      @akhl9842 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Everest TechTips
      No they are not 😂

    • @govindkumarraj9426
      @govindkumarraj9426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@akhl9842 Sanskrit is indus language bro don't insult sanatan .vadic culture

  • @rohitupadhya6449
    @rohitupadhya6449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +513

    My native language : Nepali
    Languages that I am fluent in : Hindi and English
    Languages I can hold a pretty decent conversation in : Khasi and Assamese
    Language I can understand : Bengali
    High 5 to all my multilingual Indians!

    • @Undivided_X
      @Undivided_X 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Kene asso?

    • @lol-oq1nn
      @lol-oq1nn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice

    • @MohammadPedophileProphet
      @MohammadPedophileProphet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rohit upadhya... Kasto cha! Bro.. 😊

    • @sailenkatel3436
      @sailenkatel3436 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thik kuro bhaneu bhai

    • @rationalnepali9782
      @rationalnepali9782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      High five bro.. bro ra mero criteria almost mildo raixa. Tara malai assamese aaunna tara bhojpuri ra maithali ra abadhi aauxa.

  • @sharpassblade1301
    @sharpassblade1301 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am from Assam, my mother language is Assamese and I speak Assamese Hindi English Bengali and nepali. every language is unique and beautiful in its own way. জয় আই অসম।

  • @mrpetit2
    @mrpetit2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From time to time I watch some of these video's from the Langfocus channel. And each time I'm so pleasantly surprised how well Paul explains everything about the language. These video's are really high quality 👍

    • @Langfocus
      @Langfocus  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Guido K. 👍🏻

  • @deviprasady8027
    @deviprasady8027 4 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    I'm from India 🇮🇳
    My Mother Toungue is Konkani
    I can speak Kannada ,Tulu,Tamil ,Hindi Fluently...I can understand Telugu and Malayalam but I can't talk much.. and yeah English as well..

    • @sunilrao
      @sunilrao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I can speak Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, English and manage with Marathi & Telugu. People who are from Mangalore/Kasaragod region can speak 3 to 5 languages by the time they are in High school, rest of the languages are learnt depending on where your life takes you.

    • @deviprasady8027
      @deviprasady8027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sunilrao Yea.. I'm from Manglore..

    • @deviprasady8027
      @deviprasady8027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @HAPPY FAMILY FRIENDS the place I live is called Manglore . It's in the Southern region of Karnataka... My mother tongue is konkani..the native language here is Tulu.. it's used by most of the people here in 3-4 districts... State language is ofcourse Kannada.. so I learnt these 3 languages from childhood.. studied Hindi and English in school.. I love movies.. I learnt Tamil through movies and Cartoon channels.. I can understand Malayalam ( though I can't talk much) because my city is close to Kerala border.. so I have many Malayali friends.. I can understand Telugu now because I've started watching Telugu movies .. Telugu is easy for me coz Kannada and Telugu are pretty similar.. but I don't know to write and read in any language other than Kannada , Hindi, English...

    • @deviprasady8027
      @deviprasady8027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @HAPPY FAMILY FRIENDS I dnt know where you are from.. I'm from India .. and most of the Indians know atleast more than 3 languages.. so it isn't a big deal here for a person to know multiple languages.. because there are 200+ officially recognised languages and 1500+ dialects are spoken across the nation..

    • @Dominic-he3cs
      @Dominic-he3cs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I speak dutch and english...

  • @Dishankism07
    @Dishankism07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    Europeans: i can speak 2-3 language, i am a multilingual.
    Indian: hold my language.

    • @llVIU
      @llVIU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      american: I can speak 0.7 languages!

    • @yourowndealer
      @yourowndealer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@llVIU
      You should say 1.7 as they know English perfectly (1) and some other words (.7)

    • @kartikpoojari22
      @kartikpoojari22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Haha I used to speak 2 languages when I was 4 years old (Tulu and Hindi)

    • @yesnt2662
      @yesnt2662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @AryanPeram yea same here

    • @infinixgaming1791
      @infinixgaming1791 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yourowndealer no he's right. he means they are weak in english also haha

  • @moirangpamel
    @moirangpamel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am from North East India Manipur and I speak Meitei language 😂. Finally a foreigner knows that People from india don't speak Indian

  • @subhratanudaripa
    @subhratanudaripa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your explanation is so vivid and well researched I can’t help subscribe. Well done Paul. I watched most of your videos as I myself can speak read and write 4 languages and understand two more.

  • @Alessandro747400
    @Alessandro747400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    I lived in India for five years (2013-2018). Two years in Cochin (Kerala) and three years in Bangalore (Karnataka) with often traveling all over the country. My native language is Russian (with good understanding of a few other Slavic languages) and I speak English, Italian, French and basics of Hindi. So I didn't have many problems with communicating in English in the South of the country generally, even with cab drivers or in shops. The literacy level and English fluency particularly is very high in the South of India in comparison with the rest of the country. There were only two issues, they are as follows:
    1) the accent as an influence of their native language phonetics (I've heard from Western speakers the name "Indian accent" but it's truly hilarious as they are very different);
    2) and some very poor less-educated people spoke only their own language.
    The main conclusion is that Hindi is almost useless in the very South of India and it could help only in 20% of cases in comparison with English. And in Tamil Nadu it can be even dangerous to speak Hindi. By the way in the video you told that all the states were granted with opportunity to choose their language to be the main state language. However I know that initial intention was to spread Hindi all over the country but it provoked almost a civil war in Tamil Nadu as they are very proud to have Tamil. After that the central government was ought to "grant" that freedom.
    As to the North of the country people speak Hindi there and English is very difficult to find among general public. However young educated people speak English very well. Even though North Indians use a lot of English words in their Hindi, up to 20% from my observation and it's apparently very handy to understand them.

    • @narayanan26
      @narayanan26 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      See Speaking hindi in Tamilnadu is not dangerous as you mentioned in your comment, There lots of people migrated from the north especially from Uttar Pradesh, Madya Pradesh and Bihar for work and they live peacefully, In Tamilnadu you can speak in any language you choose but what we oppose is forcing one particular language just because they are in Majority.

    • @deadpoolwhoslaysassholes1586
      @deadpoolwhoslaysassholes1586 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@narayanan26 I've heard that you people kill Hindi speaking people, Is it true??? I'm really afraid of you guys...that's why I never apply for a job in TamilNadu. Here in Rajasthan you can speak any language we don't mind. My teacher of Graduate school was from South. I never got a chance to know where she was exactly from cos she was really strict and always talked in English with me. Please guys don't do that, don't fight on language and hate us for speaking Hindi otherwise your folks gonna start having same experience in here too really soon.

    • @cataclysmal5315
      @cataclysmal5315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I don't think Japanese or Chinese people care or speak english, so i don't understand why you're calling people illiterate.

    • @Vavagutt
      @Vavagutt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@cataclysmal5315He doesn't seem to be mentioning the word "illiterate" anywhere in his comment.

    • @Alessandro747400
      @Alessandro747400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@narayanan26 of course it was exaggeration. And it's visible that I respect Tamil people as any other people in India to have their own language. However many of my Hindi speaking friends told me that when they addressed local people in Chennai in Hindi the latter knew Hindi but made view they didn't understand them. I will never accept the lack of hospitality or even discrimination from such people just because I don't speak local language. I saw such things in many countries. I personally spoke English with few phrases in Tamil and never had any problems in that beautiful state, Tamil Nadu.

  • @riteshrawat9238
    @riteshrawat9238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    As a indian I never expected Roger federer to teach about indian languages internet is wild.

    • @srambition
      @srambition 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @tameimpala670
      @tameimpala670 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣

    • @cuitaro
      @cuitaro 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      How am i noticing this for the first time! XD 🤣🤣🤣

  • @mistermoustik4498
    @mistermoustik4498 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What an exceptional video... Big up, once again!

  • @Harshiahaha
    @Harshiahaha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My mother tongue is Telugu. I could speak Telugu, Hindi, English, Tamil. I learnt Tamil through the movies, and also Tamil is similar to telugu in terms of vocabulary. I used to understand the language, but speaking comes with practice.
    We tend to use hindi and english most, when we want to communicate with people from the other state. I can understand and read kannada too.

  • @nickdavidelijah
    @nickdavidelijah 4 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    im from sydney and i went to india for 2 months, from kochi down through some towns in kerala to the southern tip of india with that huge statue! and then puducherry, bengalaru, hampi, mumbai, delhi, rajasthan. i loved it! i tried to learn the local words in each state for hello and please and thankyou etc. and otherwise i could say some things in hindi, and of course english. there were many times i couldnt communicate with people but that's part of the fun of travelling! :) cant wait to visit india again!! :)

    • @SathishKumar-nv8ch
      @SathishKumar-nv8ch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Come Chennai

    • @KarunaRini
      @KarunaRini 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wn u come next time, do visit my home town, no need to bother abt boarding and lodging

    • @gurjindersingh3843
      @gurjindersingh3843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I recommend you show mercy on your lungs and don't go to Delhi.

    • @MostPowerfulPMofIndia
      @MostPowerfulPMofIndia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are welcome friend.

    • @richardfeynman9341
      @richardfeynman9341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well, U missed the most fun and most forested and beutiful part....i.e North Eastern States

  • @chrs2436
    @chrs2436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I was just overwhelmed with new information. I am pretty familiar with the Americas and Europe with respect to their linguistic diversity, but Asia is a completely different story, especially India. I learned a lot from this video and it has definitely opened my eyes. Thanks a lot for the information !

  • @sumanjoshi9649
    @sumanjoshi9649 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Hindi (43.63%), Bengali (8.03%), Marathi (6.86%), Telugu (6.7%), Tamil (5.7%), Gujrati (4.58%), Kannada (3.61%), Odia (3.10%) etc etc

    • @iambhargab770
      @iambhargab770 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bihari be like :- 😭😭😭

    • @keshavmishra07
      @keshavmishra07 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@iambhargab770 bhai Bihari Hindi Bolte Hai , keval bolne ka tarika Alag Hai .

    • @iambhargab770
      @iambhargab770 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@keshavmishra07 😂🤣🤣 not fully bro 70% different

    • @iambhargab770
      @iambhargab770 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@keshavmishra07 Matlab likne meh same but bolne meh and Hindi ke comparison meh bohut alag yep 40% same

    • @rahuljanwa8449
      @rahuljanwa8449 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@iambhargab770me rajsthan se hui bhojpuri aue Hindi same mujhe dono launguage samjha ne aa jaati hai

  • @yempellidevendar
    @yempellidevendar ปีที่แล้ว +21

    My mother tongue is Italian of the east ( Telugu ).I speak and write Hindi as well. I understand Tamil a bit. I understand sankrit which contains 75% Telugu similar words with a bit difference. I understand Urdu which is similar to hindi. I also speak English. I can read Marathi which is similar to Hindi.😊😊 Thank you mr. Paul, really love from India. I love to learn new languages ur video increased my interest on languages

    • @parvadhami980
      @parvadhami980 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Italian of East? Why this name for Telugu?

    • @lilone286
      @lilone286 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Niccolo di conti, an Italian traveller, visited the vijayanagara kingdom around 1420. He said this about telugu. This is because most words in telugu end in vowels somewhat like in Italian.

  • @300oakwayparkway9
    @300oakwayparkway9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    I am a Sri Lankan living in US. I work with three Indian women here in the US company. Now here is the interesting part: I can speak Tamil & English fluently and a little bit Sinhala since I grew up in Colombo. The First Indian friend is from Bengaluru. Her father is a Gujarathi, her mother is a Bengali, & her husband speaks Telugu. So She can speak Hindi, English, Kannada, Telugu, Gujarathi and Bengali fluently. The second woman is from Bombay. She said she is Marathi. She is fluent in Hindi, English and Marathi languages. The third woman was born in the US for Panjabi parents. She can speak Panjabi, Hindi and English fluently. Now I am the only one who cannot speak Hindi. But all these women are my co-workers and wonderful to work with. They always speak in English among them even when I don't participate in their conversation. That makes me so comfortable to work with them. They do go to see Hindi movies together .

    • @mohik3953
      @mohik3953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Interesting

    • @yuyang3247
      @yuyang3247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting

    • @sumitbose5650
      @sumitbose5650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unity in diversity. You have shared a short story about this land.. Love from India

    • @user-nq2js8ng4t
      @user-nq2js8ng4t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      இந்தி WORTH இல்லை

    • @vasantkawarkhepatil4565
      @vasantkawarkhepatil4565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@user-nq2js8ng4tI am Marathi
      I can read Tamil a little bit
      Is It
      Irti worth iwnawa

  • @littlelulu74
    @littlelulu74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    Native language: Tamil
    Can also speak: telugu, kannada, marathi, Hindi and English.

    • @swaranjalivishe
      @swaranjalivishe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Jumping Bear hey...same to you 😂😅...
      Just wanna try to learn some Telugu and Tamil

    • @shifasshajahan786
      @shifasshajahan786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I am malayali and well i can speak malayalam🤔

    • @littplus5229
      @littplus5229 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Coool💫

    • @nivethavenkatachalam6556
      @nivethavenkatachalam6556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm Tamil and I can speak Hindi marati Russian and English . South Indians can speak many languages. I like to communicate with people in their mother tongue

    • @nivethavenkatachalam6556
      @nivethavenkatachalam6556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Vivek kamble of course I do. I have so many marati friends. They r very nice, respectful and friendly.

  • @Skillssue
    @Skillssue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A very well researched presentation!
    Kudos to you ser!

  • @abhaysknowledgeworld7506
    @abhaysknowledgeworld7506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Yeah I know that language is a big deal here.. I am a kannadiga and I can speak kannada, english, hindi, telugu and very little tamil.. love from karnataka to all other indian languages..all of them are beautiful 😍 ❤ and we kannadigas are famously talented to speak many languages

    • @vishal2849
      @vishal2849 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Superb Anna ಜೈ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜೈ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ❤💛

  • @user-bq8os9gc2n
    @user-bq8os9gc2n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    I'm from India.
    My native language is Manipuri/Meeteilon/Meiteilon(referred as Meitei in the video). Besides it, I know Hindi, English, Nagamese Creole, Telugu, Sanskrit, Nepali(INDIAN LANGUAGES) and learning Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Tagalog, Bahasa Indonesia (FOREIGN LANGUAGES). I can understand most of the Indo-Aryan languages.
    Situations: I speak Hindi mostly with my friends whose 1st or 2nd language is Hindi; English with anyone who can speak or are learning (Indian and foreigners); Telugu with my Telangana and Andhra Pradesh friends; Nagamese with my neighbour; Sanskrit with my Sanskrit gurus (but I no more speak since HS graduation); Nepali with my Nepali friends. I often try to speak those foreign languages mentioned above whenever I communicate with any native speaker.
    Thank you!

    • @ErenYeager-jp4gc
      @ErenYeager-jp4gc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Did you study in Andhra Pradesh?

    • @user-bq8os9gc2n
      @user-bq8os9gc2n 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@ErenYeager-jp4gc **Telangana.

    • @ErenYeager-jp4gc
      @ErenYeager-jp4gc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It seems lots of upper middle class families from Imphal send their children to Andhra Pradesh and Telengana for higher studies.

    • @krishnabhonagiri4317
      @krishnabhonagiri4317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@user-bq8os9gc2n where in Telangana bro?

    • @krishnabhonagiri4317
      @krishnabhonagiri4317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ErenYeager-jp4gc yes mostly to cities of combined AP

  • @geotrisi
    @geotrisi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +506

    Jai Hind! Love from Greece. I love everything about your diverse land , food , culture , but most of all your music! I tried learning Hindi and Sanskrit but due to the crisis I quit my studies but will get back to it soon... for the time being I am learning hymns such as Lingastakam (brahma murari) and my favourite Mahisasura Mardini (aigiri nandini) :) here on you tube ! Paul you are one of the best linguists! Keep up the good work ! We love you mate!

    • @undercovercia
      @undercovercia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      अच्छी बात है

    • @geotrisi
      @geotrisi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Dhanyavaad bahut Albus , but I cannot read the script yet.. I am a begginer ...

    • @sremonkarmakar2715
      @sremonkarmakar2715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      thanks bro.

    • @deepankarpathak6541
      @deepankarpathak6541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      geotrisi While it makes me really happy to see people from Europe trying to learn Sanskrit and get familiar with the Dharmic culture, it also saddens me that us Indians on the other hand, are drifting away from our roots and our millennia old culture. Sanskrit is barely taught in our schools and no one takes it seriously with most amount of emphasis on English. As far as culture is concerned, we are slowly trying to imitate and adopt the Western culture because it is "cool". If you're in a big city in India and you can't speak English, you're find people looking you in a funny way.
      In any case, keep at it brother, atleast our ancient culture and languages will still be alive somewhere in the world. Good luck.

    • @lokeshab1471
      @lokeshab1471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow.. Keep it up.. 👏👏

  • @siddh3921
    @siddh3921 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Proud Marathi Native which is connected to North as well as Dravidians! ❤️🔥

  • @arunenquiry
    @arunenquiry 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I am from Kerala and my mother tongue is Malayalam. I can speak English, Malayalam, and Hindi mostly well. I can also understand most of Tamil, and basic Sanskrit. I would like to be able to speak all of South Indian languages one day, and especially become more fluent in Tamil used in the Hindu scriptures from that area like Nalayira Divya Prabandham.

  • @Codetutor-DemystifyCoding
    @Codetutor-DemystifyCoding 5 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    As Indian, I started by saying - "Oh!! I got this. Let me see what he has got to say about what we speak". But pretty soon I was humbled. This is very well researched video. Thanks for making this.
    Now answering the questions you have asked at the end. I am from Karnataka, one of the southern state in India. My mother tongue is Kannada and I have equal proficiency in English and Hindi. I can read Marathi (because it is same script as Hindi - Devnagri) but might not understand everything I have read. I can also read Telugu (script is similar to Kannada), well almost, but can't speak however I can understand it pretty well. I can understand Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi due to good exposure.

    • @4104ankush
      @4104ankush 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      U said what i wanted to say as an Indian.. He did a really awesom job.. I had the same thought before starting the video.. 😅

    • @pahulpreet-singh
      @pahulpreet-singh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Good Boy nobody asked you to reply to their comment

    • @musaibnihal2588
      @musaibnihal2588 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You spoke on my behalf too❤️

    • @cataclysmal5315
      @cataclysmal5315 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      हमे अपने भाषा में बात करनी चाहिए ।

    • @pahulpreet-singh
      @pahulpreet-singh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cataclysmal5315 I never thought about that. You, sir, just blew my mind

  • @vijaynair2403
    @vijaynair2403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    I’m Indian.
    Moved to America when I was 8.
    I’m 38 now.
    I speak Malayalam and Tamil fluently.
    I can speak Hindi so-so.
    And of course, English is my forte.
    I love the Dravidian languages. They intrigue me so much.
    I love speaking Malayalam with my parents!
    It keeps me grounded!

    • @kimjong-un464
      @kimjong-un464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *You all Immigrants will he kicked out by trump next election*

    • @mhd_56751
      @mhd_56751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chettan malyali ano

    • @snailpop1028
      @snailpop1028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I also speak Malayalam

    • @vijaynair2403
      @vijaynair2403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Kim Jong Un
      Trust me.
      Trump doesn’t wanna kick out hardworking legal immigrants.
      But I’m sure North Korea will never accept immigrants! 🤣
      Dev 007 and snailpop
      Athe. Malayali annu.
      Ammayum acchanum enne cheriye vayasu muthile Malayalam paddupicchu.

    • @snailpop1028
      @snailpop1028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dev 007 nan malyali ana

  • @achyutmurari1218
    @achyutmurari1218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Much informative!!Thank you so much

  • @janakijanujk8886
    @janakijanujk8886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am from India 🇮🇳 and my mother tongue Telugu నేను తెలుగు మాత్రమే మాట్లాడుతాను కొంచం కొంచెం ఇంగ్లీష్ హిందీ

    • @amulya_asmi
      @amulya_asmi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mee pfp cute undi

  • @plabonsalah
    @plabonsalah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    Every 10 k.m. distance accent of language changes among people of Bangladesh otherwise Language change is not a factor of distance alone. Dialects change depends on density of population per sq km varies greatly, eg in Switzerland or the Caucasus there are multiple language families inside a very small region whereas Russian or American accents are often indistinguishable from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

    • @aktheakil1003
      @aktheakil1003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Pretty much yeah

    • @singhparminderfan9807
      @singhparminderfan9807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      True

    • @kamilkhan4250
      @kamilkhan4250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Mere dadi bolte the 3 kadam pe zubaan badalti he or 4 kaadam pe pani

    • @satyajitathokpam7247
      @satyajitathokpam7247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely

    • @plabonsalah
      @plabonsalah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@nehadhurwey503 accents are suppose to be a natural phenomenon but standard versions of any language are meant to be accepted by every user’s of that particular language. There is no problem with accent if the user of language belongs from same dialect.

  • @devarajdevu994
    @devarajdevu994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    I'M PROUD TO BE KANNADIGA..I LOVE ALL INDIAN LANGUAGE'S..

    • @srinidhi7140
      @srinidhi7140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಡು ಕರುನಾಡು 💖

    • @cactusmakesperfect
      @cactusmakesperfect 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I put up a top-level post, but I should ask you specifically, since I might want to learn Kannada in the future, and since if you're watching this channel you might be something of a language-learning enthusiast: might you be interested in helping to make it easier to learn Kannada over the internet by helping to translate/record some short stories?

    • @dhanushd27
      @dhanushd27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cactusmakesperfect I'd be happy to help you out.

    • @cactusmakesperfect
      @cactusmakesperfect 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dhanushd27 Great. What's the best way to get in touch with you to explain in more details?

    • @k.h5971
      @k.h5971 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cactusmakesperfect I suggest you to watch some Kannada movies with subtitles

  • @TGBahr
    @TGBahr ปีที่แล้ว

    Remarkably detailed summary and amazing work, thank you!

    • @Langfocus
      @Langfocus  ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re very welcome!

  • @Parakshi
    @Parakshi ปีที่แล้ว +4

    मेरी मातृभाषा हिन्दी है। मुझे भारत की सारी भाषाएँ पसन्द हैं।

  • @prasadshete781
    @prasadshete781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    I'm marathi (मराठी)
    Official language is Hindi (हिंदी)
    I know Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡಾ)
    Oldest languages are Sanskrit (संस्कृत) and tamil (தமிழ்)
    I love my india .

    • @manjunath.n6426
      @manjunath.n6426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      . ಕನ್ನಡ

    • @govindkumarraj9426
      @govindkumarraj9426 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I'm bihari .I know .maithili bhojpuri .hindi bangali .english .nepali.panjabi and little bit tamil.sanskrit

    • @prasadshete781
      @prasadshete781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Naghul3 oldest language ever in Dravidian family

    • @lightyagami3893
      @lightyagami3893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Me too, I know marathi, hindi, english, I donno kannada but I know japanese and a bit of sanskrit

    • @karthickr007
      @karthickr007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Sanskrit is also death....🤣

  • @brownandproudchannel575
    @brownandproudchannel575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    I’m a Tamizhan from Malaysia and I speak Tamizh, English, Malay, Mandarin, Cantonese and Hindi :)

    • @srrichandu6696
      @srrichandu6696 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tamizan is not from india.tamils are from India

    • @peterpeter2940
      @peterpeter2940 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Puleve

    • @vkloganpillai2296
      @vkloganpillai2296 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Of course Tamil is the oldest Ancient language.

    • @tshanparis2055
      @tshanparis2055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brown and Proud Channel me to tamilan

    • @ManiKandan-uu5ym
      @ManiKandan-uu5ym 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      💟my mama's from malaysia and my father was from srilanka.... they met in TN... now imma tamilan 😅

  • @dd-hi1dm
    @dd-hi1dm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am from Rajasthan but I have this unexplained infatuation with South Indian languages. I wish I can learn atleast one.

  • @mrminerduck6781
    @mrminerduck6781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1206

    Sooooo
    I live in Germany
    *BUT* my Möther tongue is Tamil
    *BUT*
    My parents are Sri Lankan Tamils.....

    • @selva1991kumar
      @selva1991kumar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Tamilan da...

    • @kyliejenner6059
      @kyliejenner6059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hallo 👋

    • @TheArtsHunter
      @TheArtsHunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hallo mein Freund 😊

    • @mrminerduck6781
      @mrminerduck6781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheArtsHunter Grüße aus Bonn!

    • @TheArtsHunter
      @TheArtsHunter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mrminerduck6781 Grüße aus dem Kreis Böblingen.