What languages are spoken in Dharavi?

Nevertheless, the major languages of Dharavi are Marathi, Tamil, Urdu and Hindi. People of Dharavi not only speak different languages and dialects but also are aware of it.
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How many languages are there in Dharavi?

The Dharavi population is made up of over 80 different communities, speaks more than 30 languages and practice over 6 religions in the 27 temples, 11 mosques, 6 churches.
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Is Dharavi full of Tamil people?

Dharavi has 15% population from Tamil Nadu, who migrated to the settlement in Maharashtra decades ago.
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What languages do they speak in Mumbai?

The 4 languages primarily spoken throughout the Mumbai Suburban District are Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati.
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Which language is most used in Mumbai?

It is possible to speak any language peppered with some broken English or Hindi-like words to get one's way around in Mumbai. It is possible to live, work and play here without knowing Marathi, the language spoken by the largest number of Mumbaiites. Some would call it the mother language of the city.
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Are Marathi and Hindi similar?

Not at All. Marathi is very different from Hindi. Even Marathi used to be written in Modi script since thousand years which is similar to Kannada, Telugu and somewhat Gujarathi scripts.
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How do you say hello in Mumbai?

In India, the traditional way to say hello is “Namaste.” Pronounced “na-mah-stay,” this greeting is said while pressing your palms together in front of your chest and slightly bowing your head.
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Do they speak Marathi in Mumbai?

The official language of Mumbai is Marathi and it is the most used language of the State of Maharashtra as well. However, Mumbai being a cosmopolitan city also accepts several other languages such as Gujarati, Kannada, English, Telugu, Konkani, Dangii, Varhadii and Hindi.
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Is Telugu spoken in Mumbai?

The Mumbai Telugus are a social community of Telugu language speakers living in Mumbai, the Financial capital of India. There are about 5 lakh Telugu speakers in Mumbai. This includes both those who are born in Mumbai, and those born in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana or elsewhere in the Telugu diaspora.
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Do they speak Hindi in Mumbai?

Hindi is the common language of Bombay, and it is spoken in a slang which is unique to the city.
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Who owns Dharavi land?

DHARAVI SLUM

While the land (area of 535 acres) is owned by the government, the houses are maintained by individuals. The coronavirus pandemic, which has wreaked havoc across mlore than 200 countries, including India, also affected the slum.
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Does the United States have slums?

After falling in the 1990s, the number of poor people living in high-poverty areas has been growing fast. Half a century after President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty, the number of Americans living in slums is rising at an extraordinary pace.
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What are the 5 biggest slums in the world?

Let's take a tour of the world's biggest slums:
  • Khayelitsha in Cape Town (South Africa): 400,000.
  • Kibera in Nairobi (Kenya): 700,000.
  • Dharavi in Mumbai (India): 1,000,000.
  • Neza (Mexico): 1,200,000.
  • Orangi Town in Karachi (Pakistan): 2,400,000.
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How many Tamils are there in Dharavi?

According to the Mumbai Vizhithezhu Iyakkam, there are 25 lakh people from Tamil Nadu who settled in Dharavi and other parts of Maharashtra generations ago. Of them, nearly five lakh people still have their voting rights in their native places in Tamil Nadu.
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Why is Hindi spoken in Mumbai?

This is due to the influx अंतर्वाही of people from the northern उत्तरी states. People from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar come into Mumbai to work, bringing their own Hindi dialects बोलियों. As housing has spread out, so does the language, with Hindi being spoken in Thane and Raigad which are smaller cities outside Mumbai.
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Is Dharavi illegal?

According to one estimate, Dharavi would have a billion-dollar economy, with over 15000 factories, which export products all over the world. Dharavi's business is illegal, untaxed and unregulated. Needless to say, the work environment is extremely hazardous and unsafe, resulting in fatalities and disease.
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Is Urdu spoken in Mumbai?

From a total of 45.24 lakh in 2001, their number declined to 44.04 lakh in 2011. In the same decade, the number of Gujarati speakers fell marginally from 14.34 lakh in 2001 to 14.28 lakh in 2011. The number of Urdu speakers fell from 16.87 lakh in 2001 to 14.59 lakh in 2011.
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What language is spoken in Goa?

Konkani language, Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-European language family. Konkani is spoken by some 2.5 million people, mainly on the central west coast of India, where it is the official language of Goa state.
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What is the Tamil Nadu language?

Tamil, the official state language, is spoken by most of the people. Other Dravidian languages used within the state include Telugu, which is spoken by roughly one-tenth of the population, as well as Kannada and Malayalam, which are spoken by much smaller numbers.
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Are Marathi and Gujarati similar?

Gujarati and Marathi language has much similarities as follows, 50% of the words are same in both the languages.
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Are Marathi and Kannada similar?

Marathi and Kannada are entirely different languages which belong to two separate language families. Words like Rokka,khare,barobbari etc(quite similar to marathi) are used in north western part of Karnataka and none of us from southern and central karnataka use them!
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Who is richest Marathi person?

Virendra D Mhaiskar, chairman and MD, IRB Infrastructure Developers, has become the first Marathi manoos to figure at number 51 in the Forbes list of 100 richest Indians.
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What is your name in Marathi language?

What is your name in Marathi मराठी आपले नाव काय ⇄ What is your name. तुझे नाव काय ⇄ What is your name. तुमचे नाव काय ⇄ What is your name.
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