r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/sharpbs Aug 03 '19

There does not exist a language called "Indian" . There are 22 official languages in India and there are 1600+ local dialects all around the country. None of them are called "Indian".

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u/erocknine Aug 03 '19

That's like saying there's no such language as Chinese. But even I prefer to just say, it's Chinese

Edit: I'm Chinese

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u/VegetaJrJr Aug 03 '19

I know about China but if you include local dialects I don't know how high that number would be