Question

Which of following is NOT a part of the Dravidian language family's four largest languages?

• A. Malayalam
• B. Tamil
• C. Sanskrit
• D. Kannada

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Sanskrit

• Malayalam, Tamil, and Kannada are Dravidian languages.

• Sanskrit is an Indo-Aryan language.

• Dravidian: In the south of India, languages from the Dravidian family are predominant, like Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Toda, Telugu, Kodagri, and Badaga.

• Indo-Aryan: It covers the widest area of the country and is spoken by the largest proportion of its population, especially in the North, East, and West. The root language of this family is Sanskrit and its principal spoken languages include Hindi, Bengali, Bihari, Pahari, Gujarati, Bhili, Rajasthani, Konkani, Marathi, Oriya, Assamese, and Punjabi.