2007-01-09 22:54:55 · 8 answers · asked by pran 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
very strong!
2007-01-09 23:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by Rish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Estimated to be spoken by over 500 million people, Hindi is the world’s fourth most widely-spoken language, and is by far the most used language within India. Despite having been made the national language of India by a constitutional provision in 1950, however, Hindi has never managed to gain legitimacy as either the language of the government or of the people. Instead, it has been repeatedly rejected by the speakers of other regional languages and sidelined by English, the language of status in post-colonial India. In fact, in contrast to its aspirations of national prestige, Hindi is largely perceived as a subaltern language, the dialect of the rural, uneducated Hindiwalla.
At the informal level (as between friends, colleagues and co-workers, and in entertainment, films, etc.), the use of Hindi has been growing, even among non-native speakers. Hindi is often used if the speakers in question hail from different linguistic provinces, especially if they belong to a social stratum that has not accessed a very good English education, and often even otherwise. Hindi movies have been playing a substantial role in popularizing the language all over the country. Popular Hindi TV serials do the same today. Seeing the popularity of Hindi, BBC World Service started News in Hindi in 1940.
2007-01-09 23:19:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindi is spoken in the half-dozen states of India.
2007-01-09 23:11:49 · answer #3 · answered by mahmoud 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going strong
2007-01-09 22:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by itry007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strong !
2007-01-09 23:08:14 · answer #5 · answered by MM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all humans are same . everyone one looks like nearly same doen't matters if its hindu, muslim, punjabi or christan they all got the same status.
2007-01-10 00:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by stranger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ithink 4th or 5th
chinese
spanish
english
french
hindi
2007-01-09 23:30:23 · answer #7 · answered by jose p johnson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cant be bothered
2007-01-10 09:42:41 · answer #8 · answered by Royal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋