| STAT | Canada | India | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| English status | National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989. | Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989. | |
| Languages | English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5% | Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%; <i>note:</i> English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language | |
| Linguistic diversity index |
0.549
Ranked 77th. |
0.93
Ranked 9th. 69% more than Canada |
|
| Major language(s) | English, French (both official) | Hindi, English and more than 20 other official languages |
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