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How many people speak Dravidian languages?

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Thematic map of South Asia showing the distribution of Dravidian languages, with different regions shaded or marked to indicate where specific Dravidian languages and subgroups are spoken. Most languages are concentrated in southern and central India, with some northern outliers in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern India. A key identifies the languages by number and subgroup, and striped areas indicate regions where several subgroups overlap. — Dravidian languages Distribution of Dravidian languages.

The Dravidian languages are spoken by more than 215 million people across India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Within India, these languages are spoken by approximately one-fourth of the total population, with the vast majority of speakers concentrated in the southern regions of the country.12