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South Indian Languages with the Most Borrowed Vocabulary

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Which South Indian language has the most borrowed vocabulary?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Telugu has the most borrowed vocabulary among the South Indian languages, with over 15% of its vocabulary coming from other languages.

What is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in South Indian languages?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. English

  3. Persian

  4. Arabic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sanskrit is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in South Indian languages, with many words related to religion, philosophy, and literature coming from this language.

Which South Indian language has borrowed the most vocabulary from English?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Malayalam has borrowed the most vocabulary from English among the South Indian languages, with over 10% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

What is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Malayalam?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. English

  3. Persian

  4. Arabic


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

English is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Malayalam, with many words related to technology, science, and business coming from this language.

Which South Indian language has borrowed the most vocabulary from Persian?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kannada has borrowed the most vocabulary from Persian among the South Indian languages, with over 5% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

What is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Kannada?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. English

  3. Persian

  4. Arabic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Persian is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Kannada, with many words related to administration, military, and culture coming from this language.

Which South Indian language has borrowed the most vocabulary from Arabic?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tamil has borrowed the most vocabulary from Arabic among the South Indian languages, with over 5% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

What is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Tamil?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. English

  3. Persian

  4. Arabic


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Arabic is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Tamil, with many words related to religion, trade, and navigation coming from this language.

Which South Indian language has the least borrowed vocabulary?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Telugu has the least borrowed vocabulary among the South Indian languages, with only about 10% of its vocabulary coming from other languages.

What is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Telugu?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. English

  3. Persian

  4. Arabic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sanskrit is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Telugu, with many words related to religion, philosophy, and literature coming from this language.

Which South Indian language has the most unique vocabulary?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tamil has the most unique vocabulary among the South Indian languages, with over 80% of its vocabulary being unique to the language.

What is the primary source of unique vocabulary in Tamil?

  1. Sanskrit

  2. English

  3. Persian

  4. Dravidian languages


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The primary source of unique vocabulary in Tamil is the Dravidian languages, which are a family of languages spoken in South India and Sri Lanka.

Which South Indian language has the most borrowed vocabulary from Dravidian languages?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Malayalam has the most borrowed vocabulary from Dravidian languages among the South Indian languages, with over 10% of its vocabulary coming from these languages.

What is the primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Malayalam from Dravidian languages?

  1. Tamil

  2. Kannada

  3. Telugu

  4. Tulu


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The primary source of borrowed vocabulary in Malayalam from Dravidian languages is Tamil, with many words related to culture, literature, and religion coming from this language.

Which South Indian language has the most borrowed vocabulary from Tulu?

  1. Telugu

  2. Kannada

  3. Tamil

  4. Malayalam


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kannada has the most borrowed vocabulary from Tulu among the South Indian languages, with over 5% of its vocabulary coming from this language.

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