Languages of Tripura explained
Languages of Tripura, a state in the Northeast India, include Bengali and Kokborok as official languages, and many other minority languages.[1] [2] [3] [4] As in the rest of India, English is used for official purpose.[1] Bengali is the most spoken language, due to the predominance of Bengali people in the state. Kokborok is spoken by the Tripuri people.
In the state of Tripura, most of the languages of India are used. Major languages in terms of the number of speakers per 2011 census of India are as follows:[5]
| Language[6] | Number | Percentage |
|---|
| 2,330,452 | 63.48 |
| 950,875 | 25.90 |
| 84,269 | 2.29 |
| 77,701 | 2.11 |
| Mogh (Marma) | 35,722 | 0.97 |
| Others | 192,013 | 5.23 |
| Total | 3,671,032 | 100.00 | |
A report in Times of India said that the state is home to three dozen languages including some that are nearly extinct, including Saimar which was spoken by only 4 people in 2012.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) . 79–84 . Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India . 16 February 2016 . dmy-all . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf . 15 November 2016 .
- http://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/kokborok
- http://gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/sites/default/files/uploaded-file/Tripura%20Official%20Language%20Act%2C%201964.pdf gomati.tripurapolice.gov.in/
- http://www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400 www.tripurauniv.in/index.php/departments?id=400
- Web site: C-16 Population By Mother Tongue . censusindia.gov.in . 28 March 2021 . 10 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410152742/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1600.XLSX . live .
- Web site: Chakma | DIRECTORATE OF KOKBOROK & OTHER MINORITY LANGUAGES. 19 May 2021. 9 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509170638/https://kokborokoml.tripura.gov.in/chakma. live.
- News: Saimar's oldest speaker appeals to protect his language . https://archive.today/20130411033026/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-17/mysore/32713218_1_ciil-saimar-speakers-tribal-languages . dead . 11 April 2013 . Milton. Lawrence. 17 July 2012. . 29 March 2013.
