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Charmanderflamethrow OP t1_j5y0o7e wrote

Reply to comment by Arimotomeku in [OC] Mother Tongue of Indians - Source 1991 Census by Charmanderflamethrow

thanks , yes I did think about the points you told before I posted,

The main reason I did that way is to showcase the diversity of India. Hence I put all those so called "insignificant" ones in the chart. Languages are dying a slow death, this is my way of shedding light on them. I dont think they are insignificant . I want every language to be represented.

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Tintenklex t1_j5y81yu wrote

If you want to present the data in a beautiful way, this isn’t the way. Maybe you can sort them by something else? A network diagram on „familiarities between Indian languages spoken by at least [whatever the numerical value of 0,1% of Indians is]“ and showcase them and all their intricacies that way. But this is just a list that is made very long by the way it’s presented.

I applaud your enthusiasm for the diversity of language, though! Great to see!

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IAmTiborius t1_j5yu1ec wrote

Did I miss Sora, or is it so small that it didn't make the list?

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Arimotomeku t1_j5y3u2i wrote

Ahh okay, then I understand why you did it. But still maybe it would be better to say that there are many more languages or put an number to the "others" line because I don't think many people will read all the names anyway. Maybe a headline which states the diversity of the Indian people directly on the dataset would be helpful to add to the point you are trying to make. Thing I am trying to say is that there are better ways of getting your point across then having a mile long dataset which many people just glance over. Compact info with focus on the point you want to get across is way more attention receiving.

But like the first comment these are just my two cents to it.

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