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What was the linguistic dispute that arose in 19th century colonial India?
Whether Modern Standard Hindi or Standard Urdu should be chosen as a national language
What are the respective writing systems used to write Hindi and Urdu?
Devanagari for Hindi and modified Arabic script for Urdu
Which of the following statements about Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu is true?
They are literary forms of the Dehlavi dialect of Hindustani
During which historical periods did a Persianized variant of Hindustani begin to take shape?
Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire
What were the lingua franca across much of India during historical periods?
Hindi, Hindavi, and Hindustani
Study Notes
Linguistic Dispute in 19th Century Colonial India
- A linguistic dispute arose in 19th century colonial India, centered around Hindi and Urdu.
Writing Systems of Hindi and Urdu
- Hindi is written in the Devanagari script.
- Urdu is written in the Nastaliq script.
Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu
- Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible languages, differing primarily in their writing systems and vocabularies.
Evolution of Hindustani
- A Persianized variant of Hindustani began to take shape during the Mughal Empire (1526-1756) and the Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526).
- This variant of Hindustani was influenced by Persian, Arabic, and Turkish languages.
Lingua Franca of India
- Hindustani, a variant of Hindi and Urdu, was the lingua franca across much of India during the Mughal Empire and the British colonial period.
Learn about the linguistic dispute that arose in 19th century colonial India over whether Modern Standard Hindi or Standard Urdu should be chosen as a national language, and the relationship between Hindi and Urdu as spoken languages.
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