Hindustani
Let an agent explain Hindustani as the shared basis of Hindi and Urdu, relay its history, varieties and speaker numbers with sources, and present the politics of the Hindi-Urdu distinction neutrally.
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Identify What Hindustani is.
Definition
Language and registers.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Hindustani, and how do Hindi and Urdu relate to it? definition
- Is the question about Hindustani, Standard Hindi, Standard Urdu or another Hindi language? boundary
Varieties
Varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What varieties exist, from Old Hindustani to Fiji Hindi and community forms, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Structure Grammar and vocabulary.
Grammar
Grammar.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What are the main features of Hindustani grammar and phonology? definition
- Which entry fits Indo-Aryan linguistics? action
Vocabulary
Vocabulary and scripts.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary.
- How do Sanskrit and Perso-Arabic vocabulary and the two scripts distinguish the registers? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
History History and politics.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Hindustani develop from Khariboli through Mughal and colonial periods, as historians describe? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Politics
The Hindi-Urdu question.
Politics
Politics.
- How did the Hindi-Urdu controversy and partition shape the standards, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Today Use and culture.
Culture
Bollywood and media.
Culture
Culture.
- How is Hindustani used in film, music and media across India and Pakistan? provenance
- Which entry fits Bollywood? action
Diaspora
Diaspora.
Diaspora
Diaspora.
- How do diaspora varieties such as Fiji Hindi and Caribbean Hindustani differ? provenance
- Which entry fits Fiji Hindi? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Contact Hindi, Ambalvi, Hijra Farsi, Fiji Hindi, Old Hindustani, Hindi in Bihar, Sadhukaddi, Kauravi, Fiji Hindi in Latin script
What it is Filled
The common spoken language of northern India and Pakistan from which the standardised registers Hindi and Urdu derive, based on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and sharing grammar and core vocabulary while differing in script and learned vocabulary, spoken as a lingua franca by hundreds of millions, with varieties such as Old Hindustani, contact and colloquial Hindi, regional forms in Bihar, and community varieties such as Hijra Farsi; Fiji Hindi is primarily derived from Eastern Hindi varieties such as Awadhi and is not classified here as a variety of Khariboli-based Hindustani; Hindustani is the language of Bollywood and much popular culture.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain Hindustani as the shared basis of Hindi and Urdu, relay its history, varieties and speaker numbers with sources, and present the politics of the Hindi-Urdu distinction neutrally.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Common spoken base
- Two scripts and standards
- Lingua franca role
- Bollywood medium
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat Hindi and Urdu as one or as separate in ways that dismiss speakers' own identification.
- Infer a person's religion or nationality from their speech or script.
- Mistranslate legal, medical or official texts without flagging uncertainty.
Only with a human decision
- Translating official, legal or medical documents for use.
May
- Translate and transcribe Hindustani in Devanagari or Perso-Arabic script as the user asks.
- Explain the relationship between Hindustani, Hindi and Urdu from linguistic sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Language and script in South Asia are bound to religious and national identity.
- Hundreds of millions depend on accurate translation for access to services.
Who is affected
- Hindi and Urdu speakers
- Translators
- Migrants and diaspora
Owners Filled
Steward
The public: held in common by its speakers.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q12600937 - registry parent class
related
- Western Hindi - in registry terms
- Hindi - the Devanagari register
- Urdu - the Perso-Arabic register
- Bollywood - as the film language
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.hindustani
- Wikidata: Q11051 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11051)
- ISO 639-3: hin and urd for the two standards
- Glottolog: hind1270 Hindustani
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- speakers of Hindi and Urdu combined: over 600 million people - estimates including second language
- Fiji Hindi speakers: about 400000 people
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Hindustani is the shared spoken language underlying Hindi and Urdu.
- Its Khariboli base, colloquial and contact Hindi, and community varieties should be distinguished from Fiji Hindi, which derives primarily from Eastern Hindi varieties such as Awadhi.
- Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu are the formal registers; other Hindi languages such as Bhojpuri are distinct.
- Not a visible object; written in Devanagari as Hindi and Perso-Arabic script as Urdu.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the language and registers
- describe varieties and diaspora forms
- relay history and numbers
- present the Hindi-Urdu question neutrally
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Politicised framing of Hindi versus Urdu
- Confusing Hindustani with other Hindi languages
- Unsourced speaker figures
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Official language laws of India and Pakistan for Hindi and Urdu
- Language academies for each standard
- Fiji constitution recognising Fiji Hindi
Context of use required Filled
- Not applicable; a language.
- Old Hindustani and Hindavi
- colloquial Hindustani
- Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu as registers
- contact Hindi and Bazaar Hindustani
- regional forms such as Hindi in Bihar
- diaspora varieties such as Fiji Hindi and Caribbean Hindustani
- community varieties such as Hijra Farsi and Ambalvi
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11051: Hindustani - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Hindustani language - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Hindi and Urdu be the primary linked entries?
- How should census and linguistic sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming varieties and community forms; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11051/spec.json