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| Hindi | ||
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| Hindui (हिंदुई) हिन्दी | ||
 The word "Hindi" in Devanagari script | ||
| Pronunciation | /ɦin̪d̪iː/ | |
| Native to |  India FijiSignificant communities in Nepal | |
| Native speakers | (180 million cited 1991) Total, including Urdu: 490 million | |
| Language family | Indo-European
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| Writing system | Devanagari Hindi Braille | |
| Official status | ||
| Official language in | India Fiji | |
| Regulated by | Central Hindi Directorate (India) | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | hi | |
| ISO 639-2 | hin | |
| ISO 639-3 | hin | |
| Linguist List | hin-hin | |
| Linguasphere | 59-AAF-qf | |
| Template:Infobox language/Indo-Aryan | ||
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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Official languages of India |
Hindi, historically known as Hindui (हिंदुई), is an Indo-Aryan language. It is the main language in India. About 800 million people speak Hindi in India. The Devanāgarī script is used to write Hindi. Previously Hindi was known as Hindui. It is also the official national language of India.
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