As
per the Census Directorate, 42 Indian languages are said to be endangered. Due
to the small number who speak the languages are expected to soon be extinct.
The languages include dialects as well. The 42 languages are considered
endangered because they are spoken by less than 10,000 people.
The
endangered languages include,
|
State
/ UT
|
No
of languages
|
Languages
|
|
Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
|
11
|
Andamanese,
Jarawa, Lamongse, Luro, Muot, Onge, Pu, Sanenyo, Sentilese, Shompen and
Takahanyilang
|
|
Manipur
|
07
|
Aimol,
Aka, Koiren, Lamgang, Langrong, Purum, and Tarao
|
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
04
|
Baghati,
Handuri, Pangvali and Sirmaudi
|
|
Odisha
|
03
|
Mandi,
Parji and Pengo
|
|
Karnataka
|
02
|
Koraga
and Kuruba
|
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
02
|
Gadaba
and Naiki
|
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
02
|
Mra
and Na
|
|
Assam
|
02
|
Tai
Nora and Tai Rong
|
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
02
|
Kota
and Toda
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
01
|
Bangani
|
|
Jharkhand
|
01
|
Birhor
|
|
Maharashtra
|
01
|
Nihali
|
|
Meghalaya
|
01
|
Ruga
|
|
West
Bengal
|
01
|
Toto
|
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