There are 19,500 languages, dialects, and vernaculars in India. In this instance, the study's findings of Indian mother tongue were released in 2022 by the Ministry of Home Affairs. So let's find out which languages the majority of Indians speak as their mother tongue.
In India, the majority of people speak Hindi. 52.83 crore people are of Hindi descent.
The language of Bengal is placed second on the list. 9.72 crore people speak Bengali as their mother tongue, and the nation's anthem is composed in the language.
Marathi: This language is spoken by about 8.30 crore people. In India, it is the third most spoken language.
Tamil is among the world's oldest languages. In South India, a sizable population speaks this language. Entire 8.25 crore people speak it as their mother tongue.
In India, over 8.11 crore people speak Telugu.
Gujarati: The state of Gujarat's official language. It is the mother language of about 5.54 crore people who live throughout the nation, including in the state of Gujarat.
In India, Urdu is the seventh most spoken language. In India, 5.07 crore people are native speakers of this language.