What do the Languages of India Sound Like?
India has a population of 1.2 billion people (just slightly behind the PRC) and with that comes some 400+ languages and multiple language families in one country. Obviously I’m not going to show every single language found in India. I’m going to focus on the 22 languages as defined in the Eight Schedule to the Indian constitution, so you can get a teeny-tiny sample of some of the languages of the second most populous nation on earth and how they sound.
All videos are from youtube. They should all play fine in the US, cannot guarantee that for anywhere else. However for pretty much all of these (except a few on the bottom) there are like a bajillion things like just type the language name into youtube and you’ll get like a good 50 movies showing up.
Borrowing of English words is very common in India so don’t be surprised if you’re listening to one and suddenly you there’s English for like two words and then back to whatever language it is.
Also there is a chance that some of the videos may not actually contain the language they’re supposed to contain. I do not speak any of these languages and I had to go off of what labels the video had as well as basic google searches if I could. If there is a mistake, I apologize. And if you catch a mistake let me know so I can get it fixed.
What does Hindi sound like?
Cucumber Benefits For Health and Beauty In Hindi - खीरे के लाभ @ jaipurthepinkcity.com
What does Bengali sound like?
Purnodoirgho Prem Kahini 2 | Trailer-2 | Bengali Movie | Shakib Khan | Joya Ahsan | SIS Media
What does Telugu sound like?
(Some English at beginning) PARICHAYAM ||Telugu Short Film By Klapboard Productions|| Harish Nagaraj Film
What does Marathi sound like?
Puranpoli - Emotional Marathi Short Film | Pocket Films
What does Tamil sound like?
Kalyana Parisu | Tamil Serial | Episode 616 | 29/02/2016
What does Urdu sound like?
Sairbeen 29th February 2016.BBC Urdu
What does Gujarati sound like?
Promo : Aa Namo Bahu Nade Che - Popular Gujarati Natak 2016 - Sanjay Goradia
What does Kannada sound like?
FOREIGN RETURNED - Kannada Short Film - Puneeth B.A
What does Malayalam sound like?
“അപ്പൻ ആരാ മോൻ” - Malayalam 2016 Comedy Short Film Appan ara mon
What does Odia sound like?
Dr Maya Gantayat Interview on Cerebral Palsy in Odia language
What does Punjabi sound like?
Ambarsariya Trailer - Diljit Dosanjh, Navneet, Monica, Lauren, Gul Panag | Latest Punjabi Movie 2016
What does Assamese sound like?
Touching Story Of A House Wife | Assamese short film - A New Dawn (Eti Notun Prabhat)
What does Maithili sound like?
गोनू झा के किस्से (भाग -1) | Maithili TV programme | Maithili Serial | Gonu Jha
What does Santali sound like?
MON JURI TINJ 2014 Santali Movie Trailer
What does Kashmiri sound like?
*Kashmiri Folk Medley - Aabha Hanjura & Sufistication - Kappa TV
What does Nepali sound like?
फेसबुक प्रेम Comedy Guys Episode -3 |Nepali Comedy |Govinda Koirala|Suresh Thapa|Buddhi Tamang
What does Konkani sound like?
WIKITONGUES: Ashwath speaking Konkani
What does Sindhi sound like?
Sindhi language
What does Dogri sound like?
Satsang In J&k Local Dogri Language
What does Manipuri sound like?
Words of Life Manipuri (মৈইতৈইলোন) People/Language Movie Trailer
What does Bodo sound like?
Good News Bodo: Meche People/Language Movie Trailer
What does Sanskrit sound like?
Sushma Swaraj’s Sanskrit Speech in World Sanskrit conference in Bangkok
*Breaks my rule about no songs because I really couldn’t find much that wasn’t music and I figured something is better than nothing.
