Countries
Fiji, India
  
Fiji, India
  
National Language
India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
  
Asia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
Similar To
Urdu
  
Urdu
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
  
खेद (Khēda)
  
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
Dialect 1
Khariboli
  
Khariboli
  
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
240,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Marwari
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
22,000,000.00
  
3
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Bundeli
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
Bundelkhand
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
20,000,000.00
  
4
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
380.00 million
  
5
Native Speakers
260.00 million
  
4
260.00 million
  
4
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million
  
6
120.00 million
  
6
Native Name
हिन्दी
  
हिन्दी
  
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
French Name
hindi
  
hindi
  
German Name
Hindi
  
Hindi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
  
Hindustani people
  
Origin
7th Century
  
7th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
  
Standard Hindi
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hi
  
hi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hin
  
hin
  
ISO 639 2/B
hin
  
hin
  
ISO 639 3
hin
  
hin
  
ISO 639 6
hins
  
hins
  
Glottocode
hind1269
  
hind1269
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
  
59-AAF-qf
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Fusional, Synthetic