Hindi in Pakistan

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

Pakistani Hindi is a variety of Hindi language which is nearly extinct. It was spoken by some Hindu communities in Pakistan. Most Pakistani Hindus now speak Sindhi Bhil.

References

  1. ↑ "Hindi, the Enemy's Language, is Being Slowly Revived in Pakistan". 14 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 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". Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2022-06-26.