Indian languages in Singapore are mainly used by the country's 332,300 ethnic South Asians residents, who form about 9% of Singapore citizens and permanent residents. As a result of historical migration and settlement patterns, Singapore Indians came to the island from various parts of South Asia, speaking a variety of Indian languages. Today, most ethnic Indians in Singapore are locally-born second, third, fourth or even fifth generation descendants of immigrant forefathers.

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  • Indian languages in Singapore are mainly used by the country's 332,300 ethnic South Asians residents, who form about 9% of Singapore citizens and permanent residents. As a result of historical migration and settlement patterns, Singapore Indians came to the island from various parts of South Asia, speaking a variety of Indian languages. Today, most ethnic Indians in Singapore are locally-born second, third, fourth or even fifth generation descendants of immigrant forefathers. In addition, a substantial minority are recent immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. In Singapore, a distinction is made between the ancestral ethno-linguistic identity of a person, and the actual language(s) that he or she uses, or is able to use. Singapore's census takers make this distinction by capturing both types of data. Ancestral ethno-linguistic identity is captured under the category 'dialect group' . In contrast, actual language use is captured by 'language most frequently spoken at home'.
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  • March 2008
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  • Indian languages in Singapore are mainly used by the country's 332,300 ethnic South Asians residents, who form about 9% of Singapore citizens and permanent residents. As a result of historical migration and settlement patterns, Singapore Indians came to the island from various parts of South Asia, speaking a variety of Indian languages. Today, most ethnic Indians in Singapore are locally-born second, third, fourth or even fifth generation descendants of immigrant forefathers.
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  • Indian languages in Singapore
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