Hindi
Let an agent describe Hindi, its status, varieties and relation to Urdu with attribution, relay speaker figures and official status from sources, explain grammar and writing in outline, and point to learning and reference resources.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What Hindi is.
Definition
Language and varieties.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Hindi, and what varieties and registers exist? definition
- Is the question about Standard Hindi, a regional language grouped under it, or Hindustani as a whole? boundary
Urdu
Hindi and Urdu.
Urdu
Urdu.
- How do Hindi and Urdu relate, and what positions exist on whether they are one language, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Status Status and speakers.
Official
Official status.
Official
Official.
- What is the constitutional and official status of Hindi in India and elsewhere? provenance
- Which entry fits language policy in India? action
Speakers
Speakers.
Speakers
Speakers.
- How many people speak Hindi, and how do census groupings affect the figures? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Structure Grammar and writing.
Grammar
Grammar.
Grammar
Grammar.
- What are the main features of Hindi grammar in outline? definition
- Which entry fits Hindustani grammar? action
Writing
Script and vocabulary.
Writing
Writing.
- How is Hindi written, and where does its vocabulary come from? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture Culture and learning.
Literature
Literature and media.
Literature
Literature.
- What are the main traditions of Hindi literature, cinema and media? provenance
- Which entry fits Hindi literature? action
Learning
Learning resources.
Learning
Learning.
- Which resources exist for learning Hindi? provenance
- Which entry fits language learning? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.MED
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Hindi in South Korea, Hindi in Pakistan, Hindi in the United Arab Emirates, Contact Hindi of Bihar, Contact Hindi of the Andamans, Northeastern Contact Hindi, Contact Hindi of Jharkhand, Literary Hindi, Modern Standard Hindi, Tafia, Haflong Hindi
What it is Filled
An Indo-Aryan language of northern India, the standardised register of Hindustani written in Devanagari with Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, one of the official languages of the Indian Union and the first language of several hundred million people, with many more speaking it as a second language across India and in diaspora communities; Hindi and Urdu share a common grammar and core vocabulary and are treated as one language or two depending on criteria, and contact varieties of Hindi are spoken in regions such as Bihar, the Andamans and the northeast.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Hindi, its status, varieties and relation to Urdu with attribution, relay speaker figures and official status from sources, explain grammar and writing in outline, and point to learning and reference resources.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Devanagari script
- Sanskritised vocabulary in the standard
- Shared base with Urdu
- Wide second-language use
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present census groupings as if all speakers counted under Hindi spoke the standard language.
- Present the Hindi-Urdu question as settled in either direction.
- Give speaker figures without source.
- Belittle speakers of related languages or dialects grouped under Hindi.
Only with a human decision
- Taking a position on language policy for an institution or government.
May
- Translate, write and explain Hindi accurately, naming the register used.
- Report speaker figures with their source and census definition.
- Explain the relationship between Hindi and Urdu, showing the different views.
Moral aspects Filled
- Language policy in India is politically sensitive and affects education and jobs.
- Speakers of regional languages can be erased by being counted under Hindi.
Who is affected
- Hindi speakers
- Speakers of related languages
- Urdu speakers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; official bodies of the Indian Union set its standard form for government use.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11051 - registry parent class
related
- Hindustani - in registry terms
- Indo-Aryan language - the family
- Urdu - the other standard register
- Devanagari - the script
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.hindi
- Wikidata: Q1568 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1568)
- ISO 639-1: hi
- ISO 639-3: hin
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- first language speakers: about 340 million people - Indian census, including grouped languages
- total speakers: about 600 million people - estimates vary
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Standardised Hindustani in Devanagari
- Official language of the Indian Union
- Urdu is the Perso-Arabic-script register; regional languages counted under Hindi in censuses are distinct
- Not a visible object; written in Devanagari.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe the language, varieties and status
- explain the Hindi-Urdu relationship with attribution
- relay speaker figures with sources
- point to learning resources
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Conflating census groupings with the language
- Presenting the Hindi-Urdu question as settled
- Unsourced speaker figures
- Political sensitivity of language policy
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Constitution of India, Part XVII and the Eighth Schedule
- Official Languages Act 1963
- Standardisation by the Central Hindi Directorate
Context of use required Filled
- Communication in India and the diaspora.
- Modern Standard Hindi
- Hindi dialects and regional languages grouped under Hindi in censuses
- contact and pidginised varieties in Bihar, the Andamans and the northeast
- Hindi in the diaspora, including Fiji Hindi and communities in the Gulf, Pakistan and South Korea
- Bollywood and media Hindi
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1568: Hindi - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Hindi - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should Hindustani be the primary entry?
- How should census sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming diaspora and contact varieties; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1568/spec.json