Central Indo-Aryan languages

Central Indo-Aryan
Hindi languages
Geographic distribution	South Asia
Linguistic classification	Indo-European Indo-Iranian Indo-Aryan Central Indo-Aryan
Subdivisions	Western Hindi Eastern Hindi
Language codes
Glottolog	None west2812  (Western Hindi) east2726  (Eastern Hindi)

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The Central Indo-Aryan languages or Hindi languages are a group of Indo-Aryan languages spoken across Northern and Central India. These language varieties form the central part of the Indo-Aryan language family, itself a part of the Indo-European language family. They historically form a dialect continuum that descends from the Middle Prakrits. Located in the Hindi Belt, the Central Zone includes the Dehlavi (Delhi) dialect (one of several called 'Khariboli') of the Hindustani language, the lingua franca of Northern India that is the basis of the Modern Standard Hindi and Modern Standard Urdu literary standards. In regards to the Indo-Aryan language family, the coherence of this language group depends on the classification being used; here only Eastern and Western Hindi languages will be considered.