Hindi
Spoken language
Modern Standard Hindi, commonly referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in North India, and serves as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Wikipedia
Early forms: Shauraseni Prakrit: Apabhraṃśa > Old Hindi > Hindustani > Rekhta
Language family: Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Central Zone > Western Hindi > Hindustani > Hindi;
Native to: India
Pronunciation: ˈɦɪndiː
Recognised minority language in: > South Africa (protected language); United Arab Emirates (third official court language);
Region: Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi
Regulated by: Central Hindi Directorate