Eastern Hindi

noun

1. the vernacular of the eastern half of the Hindi-speaking area in India.

Example Sentences

Eastern Hindi differs in many respects from the two others, but it is customary to consider it together with the language of the Midland, and this will be followed on the present occasion.

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In 1901 the speakers of these three languages numbered: Panjabi, 17,070,961; Western Hindi, 40,714,925; Eastern Hindi, 22,136,358.

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Eastern Hindi is very like Panjabi in this respect, but for a different reason.

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The Linguistic Survey of India, vol. vi., describes Eastern Hindi, and vol. ix.,

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A native veterinary surgeon once said to the present writer, “kuttē-kā saliva bahut antiseptic hai” for “a dog’s saliva is very antiseptic,” and this is not an extravagant example.3 The vocabulary of Panjabi and Eastern Hindi is very similar to that of Western Hindi.

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