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Where is Modern Standard Hindi chiefly spoken?
Modern Standard Hindi is chiefly spoken in North India and serves as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India.
What script is Hindi written in?
Hindi is written in the Devanagari script.
How many official languages does the Government of India have?
The Government of India has two official languages, Hindi and English.
What official status does Hindi have outside India?
Several other languages are recognised officially as 'Hindi' outside India, such as Fiji Hindi and Caribbean Hindustani.
What are some simplified or pidginised varieties of Hindi spoken in other parts of India?
In other parts of India, simplified or pidginised varieties of Hindi, such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi, are spoken.
Study Notes
- Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language chiefly spoken in North India.
- It is the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region, which encompasses parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India.
- Hindi is based on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighboring areas, and is written in the Devanagari script.
- Hindi is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is also an official language in nine states, three union territories, and three additional states in India.
- Hindi is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India.
- Hindi is the standardized and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.
- There are other languages called "Hindi" outside India, but they do not refer to the Standard Hindi described here. These include Fiji Hindi and Caribbean Hindustani.
- Fiji Hindi has an official status in Fiji, and Caribbean Hindustani is spoken in Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.
- These languages are based on nearby dialects such as Awadhi and Bhojpuri, and are not identical to Modern Standard Hindi.
Test your knowledge of Modern Standard Hindi, the standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language spoken in North India and serving as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region.
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