19,186,000 (1995). Literacy rate 73% to 80%. Also includes Panjabi 43,000, Malayalam 37,000, Telegu 30,000, Burmese, speakers from Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom. Information mainly from SIL 1991, Wurm and Hattori 1981. Data accuracy estimate: B, C. Muslim, Chinese traditional religion, Hindu, Christian, traditional religion, secular. Deaf population 31,000 (1980). Deaf institutions: 5.
Part of the Ethnologue, 13th Edition, Barbara F. Grimes, Editor.
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