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The Hindi form was intended for the use of Hindus, and was derived from Urdu by ejecting all words of Persian or Arabic origin, and substituting them with words either borrowed from Sanskrit or derived from the old primary Prakrit.[1]
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[T]he Persian element was first introduced in excess by the pliant Hindu officials employed in the Mogul administration, and acquainted with Persian, rather than by Persians and Persianized Moguls ... The Hindi form of Hindostani was invented ... for the use of Hindus, and was derived from Urdu by ejecting all words of Persian or Arabic birth, and substituting for them words either borrowed from Sanskrit (tatsamas) or derived from the old primary Prakrit (tadbhavas). Owing to ... its supplying the need for a lingua franca which could be used by the most patriotic Hindus without offending their religious prejudices, it became widely adopted ... Urdu, on the other hand, having had a natural growth, has a vigorous poetical literature.. In
Beingking (talk) 19:10, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
The information is correct Beingking (talk) 19:11, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 21:06, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
Sample text section says
I dont think this is sourced, but anyway, the English translation is wrong. It must be "For how much is it?" >>> Extorc.talk 12:30, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
The article currently contains 75 citations by the end of #History for a straightforward subject, each accompanied by a lengthy quote -- the article is barely editable, and the prose suffers from too much repetition. I implore anyone in the know to attempt a cleanup. Switching to ((sfn)) may help reduce clutter. No such user (talk) 14:39, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
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Request: change "हिन्दुस्तानी·ہِنْدُوسْتانی" to "हिन्दुस्तानी·ہِنْدُوسْتانی·𑂯𑂱𑂢𑂠𑂳𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂰𑂢𑂲" in infobox-cc
Reason: used in Fijian Hindustani, Carribean Hindustani, and many Hindustani dialects like Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi, and Nagpuri as well. Wicontrib4 (talk) 00:25, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
If we can call Hindustani as Colloquial Hindi in the top-line, why can we not call it Colloquial Urdu as well? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.96.10.188 (talk) 07:25, 2 July 2024 (UTC)