Linguistic history of India
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Since the Iron Age in India, the native languages of the Indian subcontinent are divided into various language families, of which the Indo-Aryan and the Dravidian are the most widely spoken. There are also many languages belonging to unrelated language families such as Munda (from Austroasiatic family) and Tibeto-Burman (from Trans-Himalayan family), spoken by smaller groups.
This article is about the historical context of Indian languages. For the modern overview, see Languages of India.
Not to be confused with Linguistic Survey of India.
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