Hindustani language: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Discussions of the Hindustani language are available in Paul R. Brass, Language, Religion, and Politics in North India (1974); Suniti Kumar Chatterji, “Calcutta Hindustani,” in his Selected Papers, vol. 1 (1972), pp. 204–256; Amrit Rai, A House Divided: The Origin and Development of Hindi/Hindavi (1984); and Rajendra Singh, Linguistic Theory, Language Contact, and Modern Hindustani (1998).

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Invalidated site: Internet Archive - "A Grammar Of The Hindustani Language". Sep 03, 2026
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - A Grammar Of The Hindustani Language (1855). Apr 04, 2026
Add new Web site: Academia - Globalization of Hindustani Language: In the Reference of Hindi Language (PDF). Nov 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Syracuse University Libraries - The Oldest Grammar of Hindustani. Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "A Grammar Of The Hindustani Language". Oct 27, 2023
Revised the discussion of where it is spoken and who it was originally spoken by. Nov 01, 2018
Revised introduction to note that Urdu and Hindi are variants of Hindustani. Feb 26, 2018
Add new Web site: DifferenceBetween.net - Differences Between Hindi and Hindustani. Mar 03, 2016
In discussion of Perisan affixes, revised transliteration and definition of Khari Boli elements in the words rajmahal and rangmahal. Jan 21, 2014
In the phrase "spoke language as diverse," changed "language" to "languages." Jan 21, 2014
Article thoroughly revised. Jun 24, 2009
New bibliography added. Jun 24, 2009
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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