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275 LANGUAGE FILE
Language name Hindi �hindi
Language name Hidatsa Gros Ventre hi�d�tsə
Autonym (if known and different)
Autonym (if known and different)
Language family Indo-European Indic
Language family Siouan
Spoken in India
Spoken in North Dakota (USA)
Approximate number of speakers 225m
Approximate number of speakers 450
Writing system Devanagari
Writing system
Phonetics/phonology
Phonetics/phonology
Stress weight-based
Stress
Contains following rare retroflex, voiced aspirated plosives
consonant (types)
Contains following rare
consonant (types)
Said to have how many vowels? 5�length�nasalisation�4 diphthongs
Said to have how many vowels?
Marked vowel types
Marked vowel types
Tone none
Tone none
Rhythm syllable-timed
Rhythm no information
Vowel harmony none
Vowel harmony none
Morphology fusional word-based
Morphology polysynthetic word-based
Particular formation types dvandva; suffix
Particular formation types prefix; suffix; apophony
Syntax
Word order SOV AN postpositions
PossN
Syntax
Word order SOV NA postpositions
PossN
Particular syntactic phenomena gender; morphological aspect; nominative /accusative
marking; serial verbs
Particular syntactic phenomena evidentials
Points of interest
Points of interest basically the same language as Urdu, though written with a
different script, and several vocabulary differences; the
name Hindustani was once used for Hindi and/or Urdu
Sources Haspelmath et al. (2005), Wesley-Jones (1992)
Sources Bhatia (2005), Campbell (1991), Kachru (2003), Katzner
(1977), Maddieson (1984), Masica (1991), McGregor
(1977), Wälchli (2005)