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Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over 490 million speakers. It is the official language of India, and is also one of the 22 official languages of the Indian subcontinent. Hindi is a member of the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the most prominent languages in South Asia. Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, which is also used for writing Sanskrit, Nepali, Marathi and several other languages. Hindi is one of the official languages of the Union of India, along with English, and is used for official purposes such as government business, education, and the media. There are many different dialects of Hindi, but the standard Hindi used in India is based on the Khariboli dialect, which is spoken in the western part of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Hindi is also spoken in other parts of South Asia, including Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Hindi is a direct descendant of Sanskrit, and many of its words are derived from Sanskrit. Hindi also has a large vocabulary of loanwords from Persian, Arabic, and English. Hindi is widely used in Bollywood films, and is also the main language of many popular Indian television shows. Hindi is a rich and complex language, with a long literary tradition. Some of the most famous Hindi authors include Munshi Premchand, Mahadevi Verma, and Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Hindi is also the language of the Bhagavad Gita, one of the most sacred texts of Hinduism.

Language group

Indic languages

Speakers

543.7M
1.13M
411.83K
188.47K
127.38K
2.21K
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Language locales, regions and scripts

Hindi
hi
Hindi, India, Devanagari (Nagari)
hi-Deva-IN
Hindi, Latin
hi-Latn
Hindi, India, Latin
hi-Latn-IN
Hindi, India, Mahajani
hi-Mahj-IN
Hindi, India
hi-IN
Hindi, Devanagari (Nagari)
hi-Deva
Hindi, Fiji, Latin
hi-Latn-FJ
Hindi, South Africa, Latin
hi-Latn-ZA
Hindi, Fiji, Mahajani
hi-Mahj-FJ
Hindi, South Africa, Mahajani
hi-Mahj-ZA
Hindi, Mahajani
hi-Mahj
Hindi, Fiji
hi-FJ
Hindi, South Africa
hi-ZA