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> Flags for languages dont even work with one of the largest countries, India. They have about 20 official languages that var greatly. Curious, do Indian websi

> Flags for languages dont even work with one of the largest countries, India. They have about 20 official languages that var greatly. Curious, do Indian websites just never use flags then? Or do they use flags for the states within India? Because at a quick glance, it seems like there is a general mapping of languages to one or more states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_union_territories_o... Very similar to the world situation.

saagarjha 2y ago
This doesn’t really work, though, because while languages are vaguely correlated to regions of the country they don’t match up with entities that have flags. It’s like if the US south had a language common there: what icon would you use? Alabama? It’s also worth noting that just because a language is used in a particular region doesn’t mean it is actually dominant. Coming back to the US, it would be kind of like marking the American southwest as “Spanish” because a lot of people speak it there, and many at home, but even while most conversations in public happen in English.
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- sterlind 2y ago
  > It’s like if the US south had a language common there: what icon would you use? Having grown up in the South, the Stars and Bars would be a depressingly popular choice.