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Indian English | |
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Region | India |
Native speakers | 250,000[1][2][3] L2 speakers: 83 million L3 speakers: 46 million 128 million total speakers (2011) |
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Latin (English alphabet) Unified English Braille | |
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Official language in | ![]() |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | en |
ISO 639-2 | eng |
ISO 639-3 | eng |
Glottolog | indi1255 |
IETF | en-IN |
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Indian English (IndE,[4] IE) is a group of English dialects spoken in the Republic of India and among the Indian diaspora.[5] English is used by the Government of India for communication, and is enshrined in the Constitution of India.[6] English is also an official language in seven states and seven union territories of India, and the additional official language in seven other states and one union territory. Furthermore, English is the sole official language of the Judiciary of India, unless the state governor or legislature mandates the use of a regional language, or if the President of India has given approval for the use of regional languages in courts.[7]
Before the dissolution of the British Empire on the Indian subcontinent, the term Indian English broadly referred to South Asian English, also known as British Indian English.
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