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Hindi Language

Hindi (हिन्दी) is an Indo-Aryan language, and it is the first most spoken in northern India and official language together with English in Government of India. Hindi arose as a form of Sanskrit and emerged in the 7th century. It is related to Standard Urdu except for some differences in vocabulary. It is also understood easily in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal. Furthermore, Persian and Arabic influence can be easily seen in the Hindi language through significant similar features. Hindi is written in Devanagari script, and vocabulary mostly contains Sanskrit words. The Devanagari script comprises of 33 consonants, and 11 vowels and letters have round shapes within square outlines.