Most of the Lakshadweep islanders speakMalayalam. Mahi (or Mahl), which is akin to old Sinhalese, is spoken on Minicoy, however. Some people also speak Hindi. The population is concentrated mostly on the islands of Andrott, Kavaratti, Minicoy, and Amini. ...
Since people from different parts of India came to this union territory, their local languages also got mingled to the languages of Lakshadweep. Besides Mahl and Malayalam the residents also speak Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Tamil, Urdu. English is also prevalent in the islands. Besides Sanskrit, En...