No. 21.—DISTRIBUTION of POPULATION according to LANGUAGE.
A.—Languages by Linguistic Groups. Population.
A.—Aryo-Indic 195,463,807
B.—Dravidian 52,964,620
C.—Kolarian 2,959,006
D.—Gypsy dialects 401,125
E.—Khasi 178,637
F.—Tibeto Burman 7,293,928
G.—Mon Annam 229,342
H.—Taic or Shan 178,447
Family.
J.—Malayan 4,084
K.—Sinitic 713,350
L.—Japanese 93
M.—Aryo-Eranic 1,329,428
N.—Semitic 55,534
O.—Turanic 659
P.—Aryo-European 245,745
Q.—Basque 1
R.—Hamitic or Negro 9,612
Language unrecognisable 363
Return left blank 19,659
Total enumerated by Parent Tongue 262,047,440
Not enumerated by Parent Tongue 25,175,991
Total 287,223,431
B.—Languages, in order of
Prevalence in the Tracts Population. Distribution.
Enumerated.
(1.) 1,000,000 and over
each.
85,675,373 N.W. Provinces and Oudh, Bengal, Central
1. Hindi—A.
Provinces, Punjab, Ajmere, Berar, Assam, &c.
41,343,762 Bengal, Assam, Burma, N.W. Provinces and Oudh,
2. Bengali—A.
&c.
19,885,137 Madras, Hyderabad, Mysore, Bombay, Central
3. Telugu—B.
Provinces, Burma, Berar, &c.
18,892,875 Bombay, Hyderabad, Berar, Central Provinces
4. Marathi—A.
Madras, Mysore, Baroda, &c.
5. Punjabi—A. 17,724,610 Punjab, Sindh, N.W. Provinces, Quettah, &c.
15,229,759 Madras, Mysore, Burma, Hyderabad, Coorg,
6. Tamil—B.
Bombay, &c.
10,619,789 Bombay, Baroda, Madras, Sindh, Hyderabad,
7. Gujarathi—A.
Berar, &c.
8. Kanarese—B. 9,751,885 Mysore, Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad, Coorg, &c.
9. Uriya—A. 9,010,957 Bengal, Madras, Central Provinces, Assam, &c.
10. Burmese—F. 5,926,864 Burma, Shan Outposts, &c.
11. Malayalam—B. 5,428,250 Madras, Coorg, Bombay, Mysore Hyderabad, &c.
3,669,390 Hyderabad, Bombay, Madras, Mysore, Central
12. Urdu (Masalmani)*—A.
Provinces, Baroda, &c.
13. Sindhi—A. 2,592,341 Sindh, Bombay, Punjab, Quettab, &c.
14. Santhal—C. 1,709,680 Bengal, Assam.
15. Western Pahari 1,523,098 Punjab, N.W. Provinces, Quettah.
(Punjab)—A.
16. Assamese—A. 1,435,820 Assam, Bengal, Andamans, &c.
17. Gond—B. 1,379,580 Central Provinces, Berar, Madras, Hyderabad, &c.
18. Central Pahri (Garhwali, 1,153,384 N.W. Provinces and Oudh.
&c.)—A.
1,147,480 Punjab, Ajmere, Sindh, Bombay, Berar, Central
19. Marwadi.—A.
Provinces, &c.
20. Pashtu—M. 1,080,931 Punjab, Sind, Hyderabad, Bombay, &c.
(2.) 100,000 to 1,000,000.
21. Karen—K. 674,846 Burma, Andamans, &c.
22. Munda (Kol)—C. 654,507 Bengal, Assam, Central Provinces.
23. Tulu—B. 491,728 Madras, Mysore, Coorg. &c.
24. Kachhi—A. 439,697 Bombay, Baroda, Madras, &c.
25. Gypsy dialects 401,125 Hyderabad, Berar, Madras, Mysore, Bombay, &c.
(Lambani, &c.)—D.
26. Oraon—B. 368,222 Bengal, Assam, Central Provinces.
27. Khand (Khond)—B. 320,071 Madras, Central Provinces, Bengal, Assam.
238,499 Bengal, Madras, Punjab, Bombay, N.W. Provinces
28. English—P.
and Oudh, Burma, &c.
29. Mon (Talaing) 226,495 Burma, Shan Outposts, Andamans.
30. Baloch—M. 219,475 Sindh, Punjab, Bombay, &c.
31. Kachari (Bodo)—F. 198,705 Assam, Bengal.
32. Nipali Hill dialects—F. 195,866 Bengal, Assam, Punjab, &c.
33. Korwa (Kur)—C. 185,775 Central Provinces, Bengal, Berar, &c.
34. Khasi—E. 178,637 Assam.
35. Shan—H. 174,871 Burma, Assam, &c.
36. Bhil—C. 148,596 Bombay, Central Provinces, &c.
37. Garo—F. 145,425 Assam, Bengal.
38. Halbi—A. 143,720 Central Provinces, Madras, Berar.
39. Khyin—F. 126,915 Burma, Bengal, &c.
40. Tipperah—F. 121,864 Bengal, Assam.
41. Naga dialects—F. 102,908 Assam, Bengal.
42. Sawara—C. 102,039 Madras, Central Provinces.
(3.) 10,000 to 100,000.
43. Mech—F. 90,796 Assam, Bengal.
44. Mikir—F. 90,236 Assam.
45. Kathe (Manipuri)—F. 88,911 Assam, Burma, Bengal, N.W. Provinces.
46. Kharria—C. 67,772 Bengal, Central Provinces, Assam.
47. Arabic—N. 53,351 Aden, Hyderabad, Bombay, Bengal, Madras, &c.
48. Baiga—C. 48,883 Bengal, Central Provinces.
49. Luanai—F. 41,926 Assam Burma, Bengal.
50. Lalung—F. 40,204 Assam.
51. Chinese—K. 38,504 Burma, Bengal, Sindh, &c.
52. Goanese and 37,738 Bombay, Madras, Sindh, &c.
Portuguese—A.
53. Kodagu (Coorgi)—B. 37,218 Coorg, Madras, Bombay.
54. Abor (Miri)—F. 35,703 Assam.
55. Mal-Pahadia—B. 30,838 Bengal.
56. Gadaba—C. 29,789 Madras, Central Provinces.
57. Kashmeri—A. 29,276 Punjab, N.W. Provinces, &c.
58. Brahui—B. 28,990 Sindh, Bombay.
59. Persian—M. 28,189 Bengal, Punjab, Bombay, &c.
60. Eastern Pahri (Nipali, 24,262 N.W. Provinces, Oudh, Bengal, &c.
&c.).—A.
61. Tibetan—F. 20,544 Punjab, Bengal, N.W. Provinces &c.
62. Kuki—F. 18,828 Assam, Bengal.
63. Minor Kolarian dialects 11,965 Central Provinces, &c.
(6)—C.
64. Lepcha—F. 10,125 Bengal.
(4.) 1,000 to 10,000.
65. Bhutaui—F. 9,470 Bengal, Assam.
66. Negro dialects—R. 9,612 Aden, Sindh, Bombay &c.
67. Kanawari—F. 9,265 Punjab, N.W. Provinces.
68. Koch—F. 8,107 Bengal, Assam.
69. Minor Dravidian dialects 7,651 Central Provinces, Bengal.
(3).—B.
70. Kakhyin—F. 5,669 Burma, Assam
71. Minor Bodo dialects 4,314 Assam.
(4)—F.
72. Mahl—B. 3,167 Madras.
73. Kbamti—H. 2,945 Assam.
74. Palaung—G. 2,847 Burma.
75. Malay—J. 2,437 Burma, Bombay, &c.
76. German—P. 2,215 Bengal, Bombay, Burma, Madras, &c.
77. French—P. 2,171 Bengal, Madras, Bombay, &c.
78. Hebrew (Israeli)—N. 2,171 Bombay, Bengal, Madras. Burma, &c.
79. Kota and Joda.—B. 1,937 Madras.
80. Salon—J. 1,628 Burma.
81. Minor North-East 1,282 Assam, Bengal.
Frontier dialects (3)—F.
(5.) Under 1,000.
Indian languages (5) 513 -
Othor Asiatic languages (8) 2,175 -
European languages (23) 2,913 -
* Urdu is returned as a separate dialect in Southern, Western, and Central India only.