Interesting findings...
1. Hindi is related to English.
2. Proto Indo European was an 'ancestral language group' devised in the 18thC to try and explain the similarities found between English and Hindi.
3. Words in English from Hindi origin listed on Wiki. Which ones do you already know?
4. Find out where the 'Hindi belt' is. Ask your father.
5. It's political. Modern Hindi was created as a national language after Indian independence (1947). But many people in India don't speak it, and there have been active campaigns in the South against its imposition.
6. The mixing of English and Hindi has given rise to Hinglish. (Linguists seem to like naming those.)
Listen to the Hindi alphabet on Youtube.
Visit this site and scroll around; it has some interesting links. I particularly liked this reminder of how absurd can be reality.
Find something from the site that helps you find out about Hindi or India, and share it with me.
Has anyone found out how to say hello?
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