Western Hindi languages

The Western Hindi languages, also known as Midland 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 Standard Hindi (commonly referred to as just 'Hindi'), one of the official languages of the Government of India (the other being English) and one of the 22 Scheduled Languages of India.

Geographical extent
Western Hindi languages are much more widespread and spoken than their Eastern counterpart. Western Hindi languages are spoken in India, Pakistan, Fiji and the Caribbean. In India, it is chiefly spoken in western Uttar Pradesh, in Bundelkhand region and Braj region in central Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and pockets in Deccan region. In Pakistan, it is spoken by Muhajirs (Indian immigrants to Pakistan after Partition). Apart from this, Hindustani forms the lingua franca in a large region in Pakistan and North India (Hindi Belt) and the trade language in Andaman and Arunachal Pradesh. A version of Hindustani heavily influenced by Magadhi, Maithili and Bhojpuri, called Bihari Hindi is spoken in Patna and some other urban areas in Bihar. Another version influenced by Marathi, called Bombay Hindi is spoken in Mumbai and neighbouring urban regions in Maharashtra.

Languages and dialects

 * Braj (1.6 m), spoken in western Uttar Pradesh and adjacent districts of Rajasthan and Haryana.
 * Bundeli (6.5 m), spoken in south-western Uttar Pradesh and west-central Madhya Pradesh.
 * Haryanvi (10 m), spoken in Chandigarh, Haryana, and as a minority in Punjab and Delhi.
 * Hindustani (including Hindi and Urdu (250 m)), spoken in western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and after partition in Pakistan.
 * Andaman Creole Hindi
 * Arunachali Hindi
 * Bangalori Urdu
 * Bihari Hindi
 * Bombay Hindi
 * Dhakaiya Urdu
 * Deccani
 * Haflong Hindi
 * Hinglish
 * Hyderabadi Urdu
 * Judeo-Urdu
 * Kauravi (Khariboli)
 * Rekhta
 * Urdish
 * Kannauji (9.5 m), spoken in west-central Uttar Pradesh.
 * Parya (2,600), spoken in Gissar Valley in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.