Walmiki and Malhar are the two unknown languages discovered in ___________by a linguist from the University of Hyderabad.
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The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Odisha.
Walmiki and Malhar are the two unknown languages discovered in Odisha by a linguist from the University of Hyderabad, Professor Panchanan Mohanty. These languages were previously undocumented and are spoken by small tribal communities in remote regions of the state. Walmiki is spoken in the Koraput region and is considered a language isolate, while Malhar is spoken by a very limited population in a village about 165 km from Bhubaneswar. Their discovery highlights the linguistic diversity of India and the need for preserving endangered languages through documentation and research.