Punjabi is native to Punjab, Gujarati to Gujarat, Tamil to Tamil Nadu, Marathi to Maharashtra, etc.--millions from those regions speak those languages as their first language. Does Hindi follow this pattern? If not, why did it evolve? Why didn't they just stick to Sanskrit as common language?
2006-06-10 11:51:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is a local language.It is not the l;anguage of most people of the states which say it is theirs because those people have other languages but are afraid of the Hindi bullies and so falsely state their language as Hindi in the Census.Many of them migrated to Fiji, nothern part of S.America,U.K., USA., etc. where they speak it. Hindi is misused by its native users to bully & cheat others to get jobs & privileges and deprive others. It is not a national language but with English was made an Offical Language. Now, its users do not want English and want others to learn Hindi and asked the U.N. to make it a U.N. language out of sheer ego & hate for others. Sanskrit is not the origin of Tamil. It is not easy to learn Hindi or Sanskrit both of which have cranky grammars. The Govt of India & of some states made it compulsory for all so tht Hindi speakers an get jobs and othes can be jobless in their own states.It is a new language made from Urdu or Hindustaani & other derivaives of Sanskrit & local dialects of the north India. There are much older other languages such as Tamil which is not derived from Sanskrit .
2006-06-10 15:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by einsteinilango 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Punjab, Gujarat, Tamil, etc., are all dialects of Hindi. And Hindi, Bengali, and Urdu are all sister languages. I am serious- go look at them side by side. All three came from Sanskrit which came from Prakrit. Latin also came from Sanskrit which means that there the Europen languages and the Middle Eastern languages are cousins. Weird, huh? Religious ceremonies are conducted in Sanskrit ( at least with the Hindu faith), dialects are spoken at home. You will find that most people who know Hindi had to learn it because they speak a different dialect. There are 244 dialects of Hindi, Punjab being the only one to gain language status. The language evolved in the same way that any other language evolves. People start adding slang and changing how words are pronounced and they get adopted into the language. The actual language of Hindi is not native to any one area of India and few speak it as a first language. You will find that most Indians speak their native dialect as their first language but after the equivalent of 5th grade (I think) schools are taught in striclty English. English in India is used primarily for communication between the states. If a Punjabi goes to Gujarat and can speak the dialect, he speaks to the Gujarat in English. I have a few Indian friends and their English is every bit as good as mine, I just know a lot more slang having lived here my 23 years. Hope this answers your question.
2006-06-20 20:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindi is the national language of India. It's spoken as a first language in almost all the central and majority of northern portion of India. For, states like, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhan, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh Hindi is the first language. These states account for more than 40% population of India. Apart from that other state languages like Gujarati, Marati, Rajastani also follow the pattern of Hindi. People having these languages will pick up Hindi very easily. Also, Muslims, having Urdu as their mother tongue follow Hindi as it is more nearer to Hindi. Therefore Hindi is the national language of India, More so, Sanskrit is not a popular language and is not understood by even 5% of Indian population. The thought of declaring Hindi as a national language has come up during Indepence movement in India, when it has become difficult to communicate to the people of India in the absence of a common language. Hindi being widely spoken chosen as national language. To progress a nation requires one common language. There is no objection if there are language besides one common language.
2006-06-19 03:49:55 · answer #3 · answered by ravi0706 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sanskrit is the origin of all Indian languages and some other languages also.But unfortunately there is no support from the Government of INDIA because the politicians who are after power are more interested in Muslim votes as they vote in bulk,and Hindi is very close to Urdu(language of Muslims).And hence Hindi is developed as a common language and made official language of the nation.Hindi is mostly spoken in the northen parts of INDIA..
2006-06-20 09:14:53 · answer #4 · answered by sa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know whether any region of India has Hindi as its native language. It is technically along with English the official language of the country. However, there are hundreds of other languages in India. Each region has its language. Very few people in India speak Hindi. When people in India communicate with someone outside their region, they do it in English. People who have had minimal schooling will not speak Hindi. They are more lilkely to speak a little English. I don't know the answers to your other questions.
2006-06-18 10:55:05 · answer #5 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindi is the more common language of India, and pending on which region each state has thier own language. But the majority of India's people speak hindi.
2006-06-11 01:09:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindi is the national language of India.Hindi is spoken all over India.
2006-06-12 13:55:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sticking to Sanskrit would be like the italians sticking to latin. Languages change.
2006-06-19 18:06:04 · answer #8 · answered by moviegirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ravi and daniel has given the right answer already while I can feel racism in eintstein' answer. oh well! Who cares
2006-06-22 13:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by traveller 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all stupid
2006-06-10 18:56:07 · answer #10 · answered by Ben 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋