Asian Indian Language and Translation
More than 200 languages are spoken in India, and linguistic diversity provides an important key to understanding Indian civilization. Four major language groups are represented. The most important of these are the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European group and the Dravidian language group. Hindi, the fourth most widely spoken language in the world, is the language of 30% of the population and the official language of India. Hindi and the other Indo-Aryan languages are spoken mainly in the northern part of the country and derive their script from ancient Sanskrit, which is no longer a spoken language. Below are links to Asian Indian languages.
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Malayalam South India Language Guide
View a brief introduction to the principle language of South India.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins: Hindi Language and Literature Guide
See information about Hindi songs, poems, authors, and a large collection of links.
Colorado State University, Fort Collins: Indian Languages and Scripts Guide
Browse an image map index linking regions of India to related Web sites.
Indian Marathi Travel Phrases Guide
Print this sheet of basic phrases with a pronunciation guide to be used when you're puzzled by a menu.
PakData.com: Urdu Alphabet Guide
Read and write Urdu letters and see and hear words that contain the selected letters.
Rice University, Houston, Texas: Gujarati Language and Resources Guide
Obtain a bibliography on Gujarati language study, dictionaries, and links to Gujarati resources.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York: Sanskrit Stotras Resources Guide
View an assortment of Sanskrit Stotras in the ITRANS format of transliteration.
Tamil.net: Tamil Culture and Language Guide
View this site with its common interest in Tamil language and culture.
University College London, England, United Kingdom: Indology Information and Resources Guide
Join an e-mail discussion list for Sanskritists, MIA and NIA language specialists.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: Hindi Alphabet Guide
See a video demonstration on how to pronounce and write Hindi letters.
University of Utah, Salt Lake City: Sanskrit Document Guide
Read from a compilation of Sanskrit documents available in Devanagari display and transliterated formats.
Virtual Bangladesh: Bengali Phrases Guide
Learn basic greetings, useful words and phrases, and numbers in Bengali.