1. The Hindi Language
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2. Where is it spoken? Official Language – India
Other Countries It Is Spoken
Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Germany, Guyana, Kenya, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Saint Maarten, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen, Zambia
Approximately 545 million people speak some form of Hindi
There are 357 Hindi speaking ELLs in the CMS System.
The Hindi Center of Charlotte is a great place to go and get immersed in the culture.

3. Where is it Spoken?

4. Demographics Religion Ethnic-Racial Groups
Hindi is the language that is spoken, not Hindu. Hinduism is a religion.
There is not a specific religion that speaks or focuses on Hindi. It is spoken all over India and other parts of the world.
Ethnic-Racial Groups
Hindi is spoken all over but mostly in India.

5. Basic Hindi Characteristics: Writing System
Devanagari Script
Brahmi Script

6. Basic Hindi Characteristics
Intonation
The picture to the right shows the oral
vowel phonemes
Basic Grammar Rules
Verb/Tense
Tenses are similar to English: present simple, past continuous, etc. but there is a lack of correspondence in their use to express various meanings.
Hindi does not have the auxiliary do
Other
Subject-Object-Verb (Hindi) against Subject-Verb-Object (English)
Dialects
Marwari, Braj, Bundeli, Kanauji, Urdu, Chattisgarhi, Bagheli, Avadhi, Bhojpuri

7. Basic Phrases Hello – नमस्ते (Namaste) Good-bye – अलविदा (alavida)
Thank you – धन्यवाद (dhanyavaad)
Please – कृपया (krpaya)
Yes – हाँ (haan)
No – नहीं (nahin)

8. Hindi Music

9. Sources aboutworldlanguages.com/hindi
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