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Which languages are spoken but not written?

Which languages are spoken but not written?

Originally Answered: How many languages don’t have a written language? According to Wiki: The world’s most widely spoken languages all have written forms… The Piraha have no written language.

What countries do not have a written language?

But after a bit of cross-referencing, we discovered that there are only three countries without an official language. According to Indy100, those nations are Australia, Mexico, and the United States. For Mexico, Spanish is the de facto national language.

How many languages are written in India?

22 languages
The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu.

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Which language is spoken but not written in India?

One such language is Badaga, which is spoken by Badaga people of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The language is mutually intelligible with Kannada to an extent and was believed to be dialect of Kannada. But later it was classified as separate language of the Dravidian family. The language has no written form.

Which country have no national language?

Some countries, such as the United States, have no official national language but do have areas where an official language has been adopted. Still other countries have no official languages at all. These include Australia, Eritrea, Luxembourg, Sweden and Tuvalu.

How many written languages are there in India?

They include, besides Sanskrit, the following 21 modern Indian languages: Assamese, Bangla, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kashmiri, Kannada, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Santali, Sindhi, and Urdu.

What is the written language of Pakistan?

Urdu
Urdu: Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. It is a mixture of Persian, Arabic and various local languages. It is similar to Hindi but written in Arabic script.