How many countries have Hindi as national language?
It is an official language in 9 States and 3 Union Territories and an additional official language in 3 other States….
Hindi | |
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Signed forms | Signed Hindi |
Official status | |
Official language in | India |
Recognised minority language in | South Africa United Arab Emirates |
Is Hindi a national language?
Just to clear the record, Hindi is not the national language. It is just one of the official languages of the country. Article 343 of the Constitution, which came into effect in January 1950, stated that “the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script”.
Who wrote Hindi grammar?
Dr Samuel Henry Kellogg (1839-1899) wrote a book ‘ Grammar of the Hindi Language’, first version of which was published in 1875 and revised edition in 1899.
What percent of India speaks Hindi?
Around 40\% of India’s population speaks Hindi. Note that this figure includes a number of dialects like Bhojpuri, Garwhali, etc that some consider to be separate languages. The equivalent figure for English is 25\%.
Is Hindi easy to learn?
So Hindi can be a quite easy language to learn for some, and hard for others. Its mostly at the extremes. This is verbal Hindi, not writing. Learning how to write Hindi from scratch is very hard at a later age as you need to learn a totally new script.
What language is spoken in Hindi?
The Official Language is Hindi and English is the Associated Language. English is used in Government/Official and Legal communications. There are 23 Major languages, including Hindi, Sanskrit and English, spoken in various parts of India. However, there are more than 1000 local languages spoken in India.
What are the official languages of India?
The two official languages that are used in India for official purposes are: Hindi: The language is used by the Central Government when communicating within Hindi-speaking areas of India.