Hindi
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 hin · ISO 639-1 hi · Glottocode hind1269
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- California217,810limited English 38,092
- Texas103,507limited English 17,125
- New Jersey94,063limited English 14,429
- New York56,703limited English 12,918
- Illinois46,102limited English 7,733
- Washington40,172limited English 4,669
- Georgia34,273limited English 6,083
- Virginia32,571limited English 4,755
- Massachusetts32,437limited English 4,379
- Florida31,808limited English 5,846
- Pennsylvania27,505limited English 5,442
- North Carolina24,679limited English 4,379
- Ohio21,323limited English 3,782
- Michigan20,783limited English 3,524
- Maryland19,880limited English 3,834
- Arizona14,361limited English 1,996
- Connecticut11,119limited English 2,013
- Indiana9,271limited English 1,368
- Colorado8,685limited English 1,508
- Tennessee8,447limited English 1,072
- Missouri7,493limited English 971
- Minnesota7,285limited English 772
- Oregon6,628limited English 774
- Wisconsin6,590limited English 1,035
- South Carolina4,608limited English 385
- Kansas3,532limited English 647
- Nevada3,528limited English 451
- Delaware3,322limited English 759
- Kentucky3,204limited English 962
- Iowa2,919limited English 709
- Utah2,687limited English 222
- Alabama2,487limited English 510
- Oklahoma2,415limited English 482
- Louisiana2,368limited English 615
- Rhode Island2,352limited English 203
- Arkansas1,918limited English 245
- Nebraska1,721limited English 323
- New Hampshire1,555limited English 277
- Mississippi1,298limited English 223
- New Mexico1,169limited English 160
- West Virginia904limited English 221
- Idaho816limited English 150
- Hawaii623limited English 165
- Maine565limited English 187
- South Dakota373limited English 130
- Vermont358limited English 18
- North Dakota287limited English 38
- Alaska282limited English 38
- Wyoming60limited English 16
- Montana20limited English 0
By city
- New York City27,502limited English 4,927
- San Jose25,128limited English 3,612
- Los Angeles15,594limited English 2,301
- San Diego10,166limited English 1,757
- Seattle9,837limited English 620
- Chicago8,791limited English 1,869
- Sacramento8,309limited English 3,638
- Houston7,446limited English 1,122
- Boston6,017limited English 624
- Columbus4,586limited English 864
- Charlotte4,150limited English 277
- Dallas3,709limited English 625
- Philadelphia2,950limited English 673
- Phoenix2,623limited English 333
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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- Numbersnone yet
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- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
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- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
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CultureMesh, "Hindi" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/hindi-4). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.