Hindi speakers

[Kira Hall]

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Does anyone know of the latest official estimates of how many people in
India (or elsewhere) claim Hindi as their mother language, and how many
speak Hindi as a second language?  I would be very grateful for the
information.

Kira Hall



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Kira Hall
Assistant Professor of Linguistic Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
51 Hillhouse Avenue
Yale University
New Haven, CT  06520-8277
Office phone:  203-432-3689
E-mail address:  kira.hall at yale.edu
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