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India Language and Culture
Over thousands of years, Indian literature has evolved greatly with its numerous languages and dialects. Most of Indian literature is rich with philosophy, drama and poetry. Ask questions here about the different aspects of Indian literature and languages.
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Does tulu language has script?
Yes, it does. It is derived from the Grantha script, and very closely resembles the Malayalam script. Tulu does not have a vast body of literature, however, and the script has currently fallen out of use. Palm leaf manuscripts in the Tulu script can be found in plenty even to this day. The earliest recorded literary work in Tulu is a 15th century work called Tulu Mahabharatho.
Currently, the Kannada script is used to write Tulu.
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages.
But there is no such language as "Indian".
How do you say hello in sighn language?
In the version of sign language used by the Plains tribes, there was historically no sign for hello or hi, or welcome, or good morning or good afternoon. When meeting a stranger, each party would first want to know the identity of the other, using the signs for "Question you called?" or "Question tribe you?".
When meeting someone you already know, the conversation might begin with signs for "I see you."
This is expressed like this:
I = touch centre of chest with right thumb
see= extend first two fingers of right hand in front of eyes
you= point first finger of right hand at the person you are addressing
The Hollywood idea of native Americans extending their hand in the air and shouting "how" at each other is simply fictional nonsense.
What is the meaning of this Indian language phrase' pooy thanne vipin tirakkanu'?
It means :"Go, Vipin is asking for you"
What is the name of advocate general of state?
KP Dandapani is the advocate general of kerala state now.
Are all South Indians Dravidians?
South India is also known as "Dravida," thus anyone from the region may be called "Dravidian." However, more specifically, Dravidian peoples are those whose native language belongs to the Dravidian language family. The majority of South Indians do speak a Dravidian language, however many others speak a language belonging to the Munda language family instead and thus they are not, in this sense, "Dravidian."
How do you say milk in an Indian language?
The Comanche word for milk is ma'okwerų or pitsipų. The ų sound is not found in English - it is a bit like pronouncing the vowel u while smiling instead of pursing the lips.
In Natick, the language of the Narragansett and Wampanoag people, milk from an animal is sogkodtunk or sogkodonk; a mother's milk is meninnunk.
Hindi:
दूध = milk
What is the difference between padmashali and Brahmin's apart from their work?
Most of the Padmashalis except Pattusalis of Srikakulam are non-vegetarians. Padmashalis either do business or get employed or do their traditional occupation-weaving and they dont do chapliance whereas brahmins do chapliance and other Veda-related jobs. Padmashali is a backward community while brahmins are socially advanced. Brahmins themselves are not a homogenous group culturally throughout India. A good number of brahmins throughout the east coast from Orissa to Bengal and Assam are avid fish eaters. All brahmins are not engaged in chapliance. As for chapliance, with many reformers having meddled with the vedic Hinduism, in some areas that duty is given even to Dasaris (a scheduled caste dalit) in andhra Pradesh, especially in Vaishnavaite worship; and among shivite worshippers, there are Jangams who do the chapliance work for Lingayats (Veerashaivas) who do not believe in the suprimacy of the Brahmins, and the class of Veerashaivas was born by intermarriage between Brahmins and Dalits, infact between all castes, in order to bring out a casteless society and to annihilate Brahminical hegemony. As per Vedic Hinduism, Brahmin has to achieve Brahminism by his deeds and therefore a Brahmin is to be "Twice born", that is to be born first by a biological birth and then a "second birth by spiritual attainment". Attainment of this "Brahminical" status was open to any one from any caste and class. Similarly, having achieved Brahminical status, one may face downgradation by a subsequent ill deed. The cases of Vishwamithra and Valmiki are the proper examples. Vasishta the most revered sage in Hinduism was born to celestial prostitute and he married a Dalit woman "Arundhathi". All brahmins who claim Vasishta gothra carry half of the genes from a Dalit woman ancestor. Any one who resorted to manual work and a profession related to manufacture and trade was treated as Vaishya or shoodra. Similarly Padmasalis fall in one of the two. Upper caste or Forward caste have nothing to do with the classification of the four Varnas of Hindu hiearchy. Kammas and Reddys are from the Forward or upper castes but they are "Shoodras" with in the definition of the Hindu varnas. One aspect that differentiates Padmasalis from the "shoodra" classification is they alone wear the "Janiv or Yajnopaveetha" among all other non-brahminical castes with one exception of "Vishwakarmas". Except for the Brahmins, the other varnas are not very distinctly categorised in the Southern India. Thus Padmasalis fall between the brahmins and other Aryan castes, they follow a mix of Dravidian and Aryan rituals / food habits, suggesting Aryan origine and intermixture with the Dravidians. All Padmasalis claim Rishi gothras of 101 rishi "santhathi" who were taken on adoption by the sage Bhavana Rishi, who himself was taken on adoption by Rishi Markandeya. All Padmasalis originated from Satavahana empire and their mother tongue remains Telugu, except for a few migrants who had taken longer and numerous stages of migration such as the Shettigars of Dakshina Kannada. Most Padmashalis in Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chatttisgadh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa speak Telugu as mother tongue. Devangas are reported to have branched off from Padmasalis due to a dispute between two groups on issues of worship of goddess Chaudeshwari, and ever since that dispute the two have become rivals, thus one of them do not reside where the other reside, and while most Padmasalis practice Vaishnavism, almost all Devangas are saivites. (some inputs are based on "Castes and Tribes of South India" by EL Thurston)
What is the official Indian language?
There is no such thing as an "official Indian language". If you are asking what the languages of India are that have any kind of official status, they are:
Assamese
Bengali
Kokborok
Chhattisgarhi
English
Gujarati
Hindi
Santali
Kannada
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Marathi
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
Mizo
Nepali
Oriya
Punjabi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
What Connecticut mean in Indian language?
There are about 450 Languages spoken in India and about 700 different Native American languages.
But there is no such language as "Indian".
Are there Indian words that start with x?
Native American words starting with x:
xota = Dakota/Lakota for grey
xas = Delaware/Lenape for the number 8
xuáhchee = Crow for skunk
Importance of sports and games in Hindi?
In Hindi,there are many words related to sport.Hindi language speakers around the world are interested in sports.Sport is a part of Hindi literature.Hindi is an Indian language
Why does the Indian subcontinent have many language?
The Indian subcontinent have many languages because after the coming of Islam in the subcontinent there have been many different languages. As any group came to rule the subcontinent , they brought them their own language. Effective rulers appreciated the need to foster an understanding of arts and literature so it is not surprising that these new languages took roots and spread.
How many words are there in Urdu?
It's not possible to count the words in any language, because there is no universal definition of what a word is. But most estimates place the number between 40,000 and 160,000words (which is the same range for almost all other languages).
Note: English is an exception. It has the largest number of words of any language in the world, estimated at 170,000 to 250,000 words. No language has more words than English.
they dont know what else to say so erm..yeh see i said erm because i didnt know what else to say
