Editing Chhattisgarh (section)

=== Language ===
[[File:Language Map of Chhattisgarh (2011 Census).svg|left|200px|thumb|Languages spoken by district<br />
'''Chhattisgarhi'''
{{legend|#f3ead8|30–40%}}
{{legend|#e1caa8|50–60%}}
{{legend|#dab98b|60–70%}}
{{legend|#cca266|70-80%}}
{{legend|#cca266|80-90%}}
{{legend|#ac7c39|90–100%}}
'''Gondi'''
{{legend|#5cc2d6|50–60%}}
{{legend|#31abc3|60–70%}}
'''Nagpuri'''
{{legend|#edcec5ff|40–50%}}
'''Hindi'''
{{legend|#ffe0d1|30–40%}}
'''Halbi'''
{{legend|#e6e1cc|30–40%}}
{{legend|#d9d0b0|40–50%}}
]]

{{Main|Chhattisgarhi language}}

{{Pie chart
|caption = Language data from 2011 census<ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html|title=Table C-16: Language by States and Union Territories - Chhattisgarh|website=censusindia.gov.in|access-date=2 January 2021|archive-date=3 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203011431/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi ]](Including [[Surgujia]] dialect)
|value1 = 68.7
|label2 = [[Hindi]]
|value2 = 10.61
|label3 = [[Gondi language|Gondi]] |value3 = 3.95
|label4 = [[Halbi language|Halbi]] |value4 = 2.76
|label5 = [[Odia language|Odia]] |value5 = 2.68
|label6 = [[Sadri language|Sadri]] |value6 = 2.53
|label7 = [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] |value7 = 2.02
|label8 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value8 = 0.95
|other = yes
|other-color = grey
}}

The official language of the state is [[Hindi]], with [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]] being the additional official language. Chhattisgarhi is spoken and understood by the majority of people in Chhattisgarh and is the dominant language in the Chhattisgarh plain. Chhattisgarhi is called Khaltahi by tribals and Laria in [[Odia language|Odia]]. Chhattisgarhi is itself divided into many dialects, one of the most distinct being [[Surgujia dialect|Surgujia]] from the Surguja region, which is sometimes considered its own language. Near the Uttar Pradesh border this dialect merges into [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], while it merges with [[Bagheli language|Bagheli]] near the Madhya Pradesh border. Surgujia also merges into [[Sadri language|Sadri]] in the northeast along the border with Jharkhand. [[Hindi]] is spoken by many migrants from outside the state, and is a major language in the cities and industrial centres, while many whose language is actually Chhattisgarhi record their speech as Hindi in the census. [[Odia language|Odia]] is widely spoken in eastern Chhattisgarh, especially near the Odisha border. Telugu and Marathi speaking minorities can be found along the Telangana and Maharashtra borders respectively. In the eastern Bastar region, [[Halbi language|Halbi]] and [[Bhatri language|Bhatri]] are major languages.

In addition, Chhattisgarh has several indigenous languages. [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]] and [[Korwa language|Korwa]] are both spoken in the Surguja region. [[Gondi language|Gondi]] is a major language in southern Chhattisgarh: Bastar and the adjoining districts. Gondi has many dialects, such as [[Muria language|Muria]] in north Bastar, which transitions to [[Madiya language|Madia]] further south and Dorli, transitional between Gondi and [[Koya language|Koya]], along the borders of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In the east of Bastar. Most Gonds in the north and east of Bastar, as well as the rest of the state, speak regional languages and have largely forgotten their original tongue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kanker.gov.in/art.html|title=District - North Baster, Kanker|date=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008235722/http://kanker.gov.in/art.html|archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bastar.gov.in/people_and_culture.htm|title=District-Bastar, Chhattishgarh|publisher=bastar.gov.in|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916000959/http://bastar.gov.in/people_and_culture.htm|archive-date=16 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.languageinindia.com/junjulaug2001/bastar.html|title=Language in India|publisher=languageinindia.com|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202231005/http://www.languageinindia.com/junjulaug2001/bastar.html|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmijag.in/Bastar.html|title=BASTAR REGION|website=cmijag.in|access-date=13 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913230846/http://www.cmijag.in/Bastar.html|archive-date=13 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>