Hindi in Pakistan

use of Hindi in Pakistan

Pakistani Hindi is a variety of Hindi nearly extinct. It is spoken by some Hindu communities in Pakistan. Most Pakistani Hindus are now speaking Sindhi Bhil.[3]

Pakistani Hindi
پاکستانی ہندی
Pronunciation[ˈɦɪndiː]
Native toPakistan
RegionKarachi, Hyderabad, Quetta, Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan, Sukkur
Native speakers
Nearly extinct[1]
Early form
Dialects
  • Karachi
Nastaliq
Language codes
ISO 639-1hi
ISO 639-2hin
ISO 639-3hin
hin-hin
Glottologhind1269
Linguasphere59-AAF-qf

References change

  1. "Hindi, the Enemy's Language, is Being Slowly Revived in Pakistan". 14 September 2017.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hindustani (2005). Keith Brown (ed.). Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (2nd ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 0-08-044299-4.
  3. "The charm of Hindi in Pakistan".