10 Interesting facts about the Hindi language

On Hindi Diwas 2022, let us dig into know the lesser-known facts about the Hindi language

NewsBharati    14-Sep-2022 10:30:16 AM
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On Hindi Diwas 2022, let us dig into know the lesser-known facts about the Hindi language
 
1.
Hindi language is written in Devnagiri script and is a descendant of Sanskrit.
2.
Commonly used Hindi words like ‘Surya Namaskar’ and ‘Jugaad’ are part of the Oxford Dictionary.
 
 
10 Interesting facts about the Hindi language

3.
The first journal in the Hindi language was published on the Internet in 2000.
 
 
4.
The word Hindi is derived from the Persian Word Hind which means “Land of Indus River”.
 
 
5.
Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world. The first three are Chinese, Spanish and English.
 
 
6.
The Hindi language is spoken in more than 20 countries outside India. Hindi-speaking countries excluding India are the US, Mauritius, South Africa, Yemen, Uganda, Singapore, Pakistan, Nepal and New Zealand and Hindi is taught as a language in 176 universities across the world.
 

7.
Central Hindi Directorate, Government of India regulate the provisions regarding the Hindi language.
 

8.
The first state of India that accepted Hindi as its official language was Bihar.
 

9.
The first Hindi poem was composed and released by Amir Khusro.
 

10.The former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech in the Hindi Language at the United Nations in 1977.
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