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Match the following terms with their meanings:
Match the following terms with their meanings:
Hindi = Fourth most-spoken first language in the world Urdu = Recognised register of Hindustani Hindavī = Term used to refer to the Hindu/Indian people Sanskrit = Early form of Vedic language
Match the following languages with their locations:
Match the following languages with their locations:
Fiji Hindi = Official status in Fiji Caribbean Hindustani = Spoken in Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana Standard Hindi = Mutually intelligible with standard Urdu Modern Standard Hindi = Modern literary Hindi language
Match the following terms with their historical origins:
Match the following terms with their historical origins:
Hindi = Derived from Classical Persian meaning 'of or belonging to Hind (India)' Hindavī = Derived from Persian meaning 'of or belonging to the Hindu/Indian people' Sanskrit = Originated from an early form of Vedic Sanskrit Urdu = Recognised register of Hindustani derived from Old Persian
Match the following sound changes with their descriptions:
Match the following sound changes with their descriptions:
Match the following rankings with their corresponding languages in India based on growth:
Match the following rankings with their corresponding languages in India based on growth:
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Study Notes
Modern Standard Hindi
- Spoken chiefly in North India and serves as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region
- Encompasses parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India
Characteristics of Hindi
- Standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language
- Based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India
- Written in the Devanagari script
Official Status of Hindi
- One of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English
- Official language in nine states and three union territories
- Additional official language in three other states
- One of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India
Hindi in Other Regions
- Spoken to a lesser extent in other parts of India, usually in a simplified or pidginised variety
- Examples include Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi
Other Languages Recognised as "Hindi"
- Outside India, several other languages are recognised officially as "Hindi"
- These languages do not refer to the Standard Hindi language described here
- Instead, they descend from other nearby languages, such as Awadhi language and Bhojpuri language
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