Is Hindi killing other languages Quora?
Yes! Most definitely Hindi is killing other Indian languages. Most children studying in India have to study hindi either as first, second or third language. This prevents people from learning languages like Oriya, Malayalam, Manipuri etc.
What is the relationship between Hindi and Urdu?
Hindi and Urdu are essentially the same languages. Today, Urdu is the main language of Pakistan and is perceived as a language spoken by Muslims, while Hindi is spoken mainly in India, and is the language spoken by Hindus and non-Muslims.
Can Hindi and Urdu understand each other?
Yes. Hindi and Urdu are mutually intelligible, but in terms of reading and writing, they aren’t. Urdu has roots in Arabic and Persian whereas Hindi has roots in Sanksrit.
Is Urdu copied from Hindi?
Mughal rulers brought with them to India the Persian language. In cities such as Delhi, Hindustani began to acquire some Persian loanwords and continued to be called “Hindi” as well as “Urdu”….Background.
| Status change of languages | |
|---|---|
| Urdu declared sole national language in Pakistan | 1948 |
How many languages Hindi destroyed?
The Indian Union has successfully wiped out 220 languages in the last 50 years.
How many languages are destroyed?
The recent report suggests in 50 years nearly 400 languages will be destroyed. It shocks whole India as the language destroyed the whole community culture will be lost. As per the report due to English, 4000 languages will be lost in next 50 years and 10 percent of it belongs to India.
Is Punjabi more like Urdu or Hindi?
So, in India, Punjabi is closer to Hindi and it is closer to Urdu in Pakistan. Hindi and Urdu are pretty alike when spoken, and a lot (all) of Hindi speakers can understand, in fact use, many Urdu words.
Is Punjabi different from Hindi?
The difference between Hindi and Punjabi is that Punjabi is counted among one of the 22 languages which are spoken in India whereas Hindi is considered to be the national language of India. Also, Punjabi is written in Gurumukhi script whereas Hindi is written in Devanagri script.
Can Urdu speakers understand Punjabi?
Most of the Urdu-speaking people can understand written Punjabi with certain difficulties but will find it hard to understand the written script. Punjabi, which comes in Shahmukhi and Gurmukhi script, is an Indo-Aryan language. Urdu is the official language of Pakistan and is also widely used in Northern India.
What’s the most popular language in India?
Hindi
Hindi, with over 528 million native speakers was the most spoken language across Indian homes, followed by Bengali with 97 million speakers, as of 2011 census data.