Why is Hindi so famous?
Hindi is a direct Sanskrit descendant via Prakrit and Apabhramsha. Dravidian, Turkish, Farsi, Arabic, Portuguese and English have influenced and enriched it. Hindi is an amazingly expressive language that is could be misunderstood to be curt due to its straightforwardness. She can transmit emotions with simple, gentle words in poetry and songs. It can also be used to reason accurately and rationally.
In India, over 180 million people consider Hindi as their mother tongue. It is used as a second language by another 300M.
Outside India, there are 100K Hindi speakers in the USA, 685K
in Mauritius, 890K are in Southern Africa, 232K are in Yemen and 147K in Singapore. Urdu, Pakistan’s official language, spoken in Pakistan and few other countries by approximately 41M people, is essentially the same. Dakhini is an older southern Urdu with fewer words in Persian or Arabic. India has played an integral role in Indian history therefore if you wish to learn or gather knowledge about the history or culture of the Indian country then I strongly suggest learning the Hindi language.
For pretty obvious reasons, if you wish to travel to India then I definitely suggest learning a few common phrases and slang along with a few basics to be able to communicate with the natives. The Indian country houses one of the largest economies of the entire world which ranks as the sixth-largest among other economies. Apart from the massive economy that continues to grow to date, Hindi has also gained its popularity due to the many scholars, businessmen, diplomats and other people of important authoritative positions who have secured positions in large MNCs abroad. Hindi is also proven to be extremely helpful for those who wish to learn the language of Urdu.
Due to the growing and thriving economy of India, Hindi has proven to be an important language of business especially in dealings with Indian MNCs. Hindi is also spoken more than Russian and Arabic and it is the fourth most spoken language around the globe after Chinese, Spanish and English. Though Hindi‘s popularity is largely attributed to the South Asian countries, it continues to grow in the Western and European world due to the representation of the language in all forms of art, food and music. Bollywood, Which is known to be one of the most famous movie industries, has also played a huge role in the popularity of the Hindi language.
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Delhi, Chandigarh, Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Pakistan, Bombay, Hyderabad are the states using Hindi extensively. It is also in use in the United Arab Emirates, Bangalore, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad. Dialects of Hindi include Marwari, Braj, Kanauji, Chattisgarhi, Bageli, Avadhi, and many more. The borders of the Hindi-speaking region are not easy to delineate. The status of Punjabi and Maithili has been widely disputed. They are sometimes considered independent Hindi languages and sometimes dialects. A survey from 1997 showed that 66 per cent of all Indians speak Hindi and 77 per cent consider Hindi to be “one language throughout the country.” Hindi has its roots deeply embedded in the Sanskrit language. It will give you an avenue to learn Sanskrit or any other Indian language should you choose to. So start learning Hindi today!