Hindi language

Vocabulary

Hindi derives much of its formal and technical vocabulary from Sanskrit. Standard or shuddha ("pure") Hindi is used only in public addresses and radio or TV news, while the everyday spoken language in most areas is one of several varieties of Hindustani, whose vocabulary includes words from Urdu. In addition, spoken Hindi uses words from Portuguese, English and other languages as well.

Related Topics:
Hindustani - Urdu - Portuguese - English

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Commonly spoken what is called Urdu and Hindi (actually known as Hindustani) sound very similar to each other. However, due to purists, the literary forms differ a lot. Standard Urdu uses a lot of Persian and Arabic words while the standard Hindi has a Sanskritized vocabulary. Hindi had been regarded as the laguage of literates and elite class of the society regarless of their ehthnic or religious background

Related Topics:
Urdu - Hindustani - Arabic - Sanskrit

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