Hindi: Indo-Aryan language spoken in India
Hindi, historically known as Hindui (हिंदुई), is an Indo-Aryan language.
It is the main language in India. About 800 million people speak Hindi in India. The Devanāgarī script is used to write Hindi. Previously Hindi was known as Hindui. It is also the official national language of India.
| Hindi | |
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| Hindui (हिंदुई) | |
| हिन्दी | |
 The word "Hindi" in Devanagari script | |
| Pronunciation | /ɦin̪d̪iː/ |
| Native to |  India FijiSignificant communities in Nepal |
Native speakers | (180 million cited 1991) Total, including Urdu: 490 million |
Indo-European
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| Devanagari Hindi Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India Fiji |
| Regulated by | Central Hindi Directorate (India) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | hi |
| ISO 639-2 | hin |
| ISO 639-3 | hin |
Linguist List | hin-hin |
| Linguasphere | 59-AAF-qf |
| Part of a series on | |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
| Category | |
| Scheduled Languages | |
| A | |
| Related | |
| Official languages of India |
Hindi is widely written, spoken and understood in North India and some other places in India. In 1997, a survey found that 45% of Indians can speak Hindi. It has taken words from the Dravidian languages of South India, as well as the Arabic, Persian, Chagatai, English and Portuguese languages.[source?]
Hindi and Urdu were considered the same language but have evolved into separate dialects. However, to this day, both languages are mutually intelligible, meaning their speakers can understand each other without knowing the other language. Urdu, however, is written in the completely different Arabic alphabet.
Hindi developed from Sanskrit, the ancient Indo-Aryan language of India. Hindi started to develop in the 7th century as "Apabhramsha" and became stable by the 10th century. Some famous Hindi poets are Tulsidas and Kabir.
Dialects of Hindi include: Avadhi, Braj, Bhojpuri, Bundeli, Bagheli, Chhattisgarhi, Dogri and Marwari.
Hindi is also spoken with regional accents like Haryanvi and Rajasthani. Bombay Hindi is spreading because Bollywood films use it.
Hindi Diwas is an annual celebration on 14th September. It commemorates the law of 1949 that made Hindi the legal language of the Republic.
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Brahmi script - Hindi Language - Speaking in Hindi
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