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हिन्दी · Devanagari script · Indo-Aryan family

हिन्दी

Key facts
ScriptDevanagari
FamilyIndo-Aryan
Speakers (Census 2011)52,83,47,193 (43.63%)
In Eighth Schedule since1950
Classical since—
Official inOfficial language of the Union; Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and others
Greetingनमस्ते (namaste)