Home›Indo-Aryan Languages›All Indo-Aryan LanguagesBrowse ByAll Indo-Aryan LanguagesReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe Indo-Aryan (Indic) branch of Indo-Iranian, spoken across South Asia. Belongs here: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Western Punjabi, Nepali, Sindhi, Assamese, Odia, Konkani, Bhojpuri, Kashmiri, Romani, Sinhala, and the classical stages Sanskrit and Prakrit. Does not belong here: an Iranian-branch language, Indo-Iranian's other branch, or a Dravidian language spoken in the same region but genetically unrelated.FactsAll Indo-Aryan LanguagesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEstimated Speakers (Millions)Well-attested800 1All Indo-Aryan LanguagesFilter Results18 entriesLanguage Family (Classification)AllBengali-Assamese languages (1)Indo-Aryan (7)Indo-European (10)Indo-Iranian (8)RegionAllEastern India (1)India (1)Maldives and Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep, India) (1)Nepal (1)Sindh and surrounding areas (1)Southern and Western India (Konkan region) (1)Sri Lanka (1)West Punjab, Hazara, Azad Kashmir (1)StatusAllClassical (No Native Speakers) (2)Living (16)Speaker Count BandAll0.000000 (1)504829.000000 (1)4600000.000000 (1)5900000.000000 (1)7100000.000000 (1)15000000.000000 (1)18000000.000000 (1)19000000.000000 (1)34000000.000000 (1)37000000.000000 (1)52000000.000000 (1)62000000.000000 (1)99000000.000000 (1)118000000.000000 (1)237000000.000000 (1)246000000.000000 (1)345000000.000000 (1)Script UsedAllArabic Script (4)Bengali-Assamese Script (2)Brahmi (2)Devanagari (7)Gujarati Script (1)Latin Script (2)Odia Script (1)Sinhala Script (1)Thaana Script (1)Period Start YearAll-1500 (1)-500 (1)-300 (1)101 (1)301 (1)701 (2)739 (1)782 (1)801 (1)981 (1)1195 (1)1501 (2)Descends FromAllAwadhi (1)Braj Bhasha (1)Haryanvi (1)Language KindAllExtinct (2)Safe (14)Official StatusAllCo-Official Language (1)No Official Status (1)Official Language (12)Recognized Regional or Minority Language (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18AssameseIndo-Aryan LanguagesBengaliIndo-Aryan LanguagesBhojpuriIndo-Aryan LanguagesGujaratiIndo-Aryan LanguagesHindiIndo-Aryan LanguagesKashmiriIndo-Aryan LanguagesKonkaniIndo-Aryan LanguagesMaldivianIndo-Aryan LanguagesMarathiIndo-Aryan LanguagesNepaliIndo-Aryan LanguagesOdiaIndo-Aryan LanguagesPrakritIndo-Aryan LanguagesRomaniIndo-Aryan LanguagesSanskritIndo-Aryan LanguagesSindhiIndo-Aryan LanguagesSinhalaIndo-Aryan LanguagesUrduIndo-Aryan LanguagesWestern PunjabiIndo-Aryan LanguagesSources1. Wikipedia: Indo-Aryan Languagestier 2WikipediaLead section, first paragraphQuote, Lead section, first paragraphAs of the early 21st century, there were 800 million speakers, primarily concentrated east of the Indus River in South Asia, spread across Eastern Pakistan, Northern India, southern Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.