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What is the Devanagari script used for writing?
What is the Devanagari script used for writing?
Hindi
Where is Hindi primarily spoken?
Where is Hindi primarily spoken?
North India
What is Hindi's status as a language in the Republic of India?
What is Hindi's status as a language in the Republic of India?
One of the 22 scheduled languages
What is the linguistic status of Hindi outside India?
What is the linguistic status of Hindi outside India?
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What is the Hindi Belt region?
What is the Hindi Belt region?
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What is Hindi's linguistic influence on the Hindustani language?
What is Hindi's linguistic influence on the Hindustani language?
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What is the official status of Fiji Hindi?
What is the official status of Fiji Hindi?
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After Mandarin and Spanish, which language is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world?
After Mandarin and Spanish, which language is the fourth most-spoken first language in the world?
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What are the two languages that are mutually intelligible with standard Hindi?
What are the two languages that are mutually intelligible with standard Hindi?
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According to the 2011 census of India, which language is the fastest growing language of India?
According to the 2011 census of India, which language is the fastest growing language of India?
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What was the original meaning of the term 'Hindī'?
What was the original meaning of the term 'Hindī'?
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What language is commonly used to specifically refer to the modern literary Hindi language?
What language is commonly used to specifically refer to the modern literary Hindi language?
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What river is referred to by the Sanskrit name 'Sindhu'?
What river is referred to by the Sanskrit name 'Sindhu'?
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What language is the third most-spoken language in the world, including first and second language speakers?
What language is the third most-spoken language in the world, including first and second language speakers?
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What are the two countries where Caribbean Hindustani is spoken?
What are the two countries where Caribbean Hindustani is spoken?
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What language is the second most-spoken language in the world, when counted together with the mutually intelligible Urdu?
What language is the second most-spoken language in the world, when counted together with the mutually intelligible Urdu?
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