Hindi
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| Native speakers | 260 million |
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| Language family | Indo-European languages |
| Indo-Aryan languages | |
| Indo-Iranian languages | |
| Regulated by | Central Hindi Directorate |
| Writing system | Devanagari |
| Devanagari Braille | |
| Native to | India |
| Official language in | Haryana |
| Bihar | |
| Rajasthan | |
| Chhattisgarh | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1161492 |
About Hindi
Hindi or Modern Standard Hindi, is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language. In India, the official standardized variety of the language is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and other nearby areas of northern India.
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