INDO-ARYAN: HINDI & URDU

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Modern Standard Hindi is the standardized variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is one of the official languages of India, alongside English, and serves as the lingua franca of North India. Hindi is a Sanskritized form of Hindustani, which is primarily based on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and surrounding areas. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in South Asia. It is Pakistan's national language and lingua franca, where it is also an official language alongside English. The Constitution recognizes Urdu in India and has official status in several states. Urdu is a Persianised register of the Hindustani language, sharing much of its vocabulary, phonology, syntax, and grammar with Hindi, making them mutually intelligible in casual conversation. However, as the formality of the language increases, mutual intelligibility decreases due to Urdu drawing formal vocabulary from Persian and Hindi from Sanskrit.

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