Western Hindi languages
| Western Hindi | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Braj, Bundelkhand, Haryana, Western UP |
| Ethnicity | Brajis, Bundelis, Haryanvis, Paryas |
Native speakers | approx. 272 million in India and Pakistan |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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Early form | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | west2812 |
Geographical distribution of Western Hindi languages | |
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The Western Hindi languages, are a branch of the Indo-Aryan language family spoken chiefly in Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, in Northwest and Central India. The Western Hindi languages evolved from Sauraseni Prakrit. The most-spoken language in the Western Hindi language family is Hindustani (comprising the standard registers of Standard Hindi, commonly referred to as just 'Hindi', and Standard Urdu), deriving from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi.