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Hindustani

vr.tr.hindustani · INF.MED

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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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

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.

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, the Fiji Hindi of the Indian diaspora, and community varieties such as Hijra Farsi; Hindustani is the language of Bollywood and much popular culture.

What it is for: Not applicable; a language.

It can be explain the language and registers; describe varieties and diaspora forms; relay history and numbers; present the Hindi-Urdu question neutrally.

Distinguishing features

Common spoken base

Two scripts and standards

Lingua franca role

Bollywood medium

What it looks like

Not a visible object; written in Devanagari as Hindi and Perso-Arabic script as Urdu.

Physical character

speakers of Hindi and Urdu combined: over 600 million people - estimates including second language

Fiji Hindi speakers: about 400000 people

How it is recognised

Shared spoken language of Hindi and Urdu

Khariboli base, colloquial and contact Hindi, Fiji Hindi, community varieties

Standard Hindi and Standard Urdu are the formal registers; other Hindi languages such as Bhojpuri are distinct

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

Western Hindi

is the basis of - the Devanagari register

Hindi

is the basis of - the Perso-Arabic register

Urdu

is used in - as the film language

Bollywood

In practice

Families and kinds

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

Identifiers

ISO 639-3 hin and urd for the two standards

Glottolog hind1270 Hindustani

Standards and regulation

Official language laws of India and Pakistan for Hindi and Urdu

Language academies for each standard

Fiji constitution recognising Fiji Hindi

Failure modes and hazards

Politicised framing of Hindi versus Urdu

Confusing Hindustani with other Hindi languages

Unsourced speaker figures

Also called

Contact HindiAmbalviHijra FarsiFiji HindiOld HindustaniHindi in BiharSadhukaddiKauraviFiji Hindi in Latin script

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What Hindustani is.

Identity.

Definition

Language and registers.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is Hindustani, and how do Hindi and Urdu relate to it? definition
  2. Is the question about Hindustani, Standard Hindi, Standard Urdu or another Hindi language? boundary

Varieties

Varieties.

Varieties

Varieties.

  1. What varieties exist, from Old Hindustani to Fiji Hindi and community forms, with attribution? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Structure Grammar and vocabulary.

Linguistics.

Grammar

Grammar.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. What are the main features of Hindustani grammar and phonology? definition
  2. Which entry fits Indo-Aryan linguistics? action

Vocabulary

Vocabulary and scripts.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary.

  1. How do Sanskrit and Perso-Arabic vocabulary and the two scripts distinguish the registers? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
History History and politics.

Attribution.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did Hindustani develop from Khariboli through Mughal and colonial periods, as historians describe? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Politics

The Hindi-Urdu question.

Politics

Politics.

  1. How did the Hindi-Urdu controversy and partition shape the standards, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Today Use and culture.

Context.

Culture

Bollywood and media.

Culture

Culture.

  1. How is Hindustani used in film, music and media across India and Pakistan? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Bollywood? action

Diaspora

Diaspora.

Diaspora

Diaspora.

  1. How do diaspora varieties such as Fiji Hindi and Caribbean Hindustani differ? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Fiji Hindi? action

What the second pass must settle

  • 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?