The Hindi Alphabet

Q: What script does Hindi use?

Hindi is written in the Devanagari script (देवनागरी) — an abugida of 33 consonants and 11 independent vowels , written left to right. Each consonant carries an inherent short /a/ vowel that is modified by diacritical vowel signs (matras) or suppressed by the halant (्) mark when forming consonant clusters. Devanagari was developed from the Brahmi script in northern India during the medieval period. It is also used to write Sanskrit, Marathi, Nepali, Maithili, and other South Asian languages. The script is encoded in Unicode block U+0900–U+097F.

Q: How many people speak Hindi?

Hindi is spoken by approximately 490–600 million people as a first or second language, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. As a first language it is spoken by around 260–340 million people , concentrated in the Hindi Belt states of northern and central India — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. Hindi is also widely spoken as a second language across India and in diaspora communities in Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Q: What language family does Hindi belong to?

Hindi belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family. Indo-Aryan languages form one of the two major branches of Indo-Iranian (alongside Iranian languages). Hindi descends from Sanskrit through the Prakrits and Apabhramsha dialects of the medieval period. Within Indo-Aryan, Hindi is standardised on the Khari Boli dialect spoken around Delhi. It is closely related to Urdu (which uses the Nastaliq script), Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, and other modern Indo-Aryan languages.

Q: What is the Hindi Barakhadi (बाराखड़ी)?

Barakhadi (बाराखड़ी) is the complete syllable chart of the Hindi language. It systematically shows every combination of the 33 consonants (व्यंजन) with all 13 vowel forms (मात्राएँ) , producing 429 unique syllables . Each cell in the chart is a standalone Hindi syllable — the fundamental unit of Hindi words. The name "Barakhadi" comes from "barah" (twelve) + "khadi" (standing), referring to the 12 vowel forms that stand alongside each consonant. Learning the Barakhadi is the traditional and essential step in becoming literate in Hindi — children learn it by rote as part of their early education.

Q: What are Hindi matras (मात्राएँ)?

Matras (मात्राएँ) are the vowel diacritical signs in the Devanagari script. When a vowel follows a consonant inside a word, the vowel's independent letter form is replaced by a smaller matra symbol written around the consonant — above, below, before, or after it depending on the vowel. Hindi has 12 matras: ा (aa), ि (i), ी (ee), ु (u), ू (oo), ृ (ri), े (e), ै (ai), ो (o), ौ (au), ं (anusvara), and ः (visarga). The short /a/ vowel has no matra — it is inherent to every consonant. Understanding matras is essential to reading and writing Hindi correctly.

Q: Is Hindi an official language of India?

Yes. Hindi is the official language of the Government of India (along with English for official government communication purposes) and is listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India as one of 22 scheduled languages. It is also the official language of nine states: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. Hindi is used for official government communication, parliamentary proceedings, judicial matters at the national level, and is the medium of instruction in schools across the Hindi Belt. It is the most widely taught language in Indian schools and serves as a pan-Indian lingua franca.

Hindi Alphabet at a Glance

Hindi is the official language of the Government of India and of 9 Hindi-belt states — spoken by approximately 490–600 million people as first or second language, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world ^[1]
Written in the Devanagari script (देवनागरी) — an abugida of 33 consonants and 11 independent vowels, written left to right. Each consonant carries an inherent short vowel that is modified or suppressed by vowel signs (matras) or the halant mark ^[2]
Hindi is the fourth most spoken language in the world by native speakers. It is the primary language of the Hindi Belt: UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, MP, Delhi, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh ^[4]
Hindi is a scheduled language under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India and one of 22 officially recognised national languages. It is also the associate official language for government communication alongside English ^[3]
Barakhadi (बाराखड़ी) — the Hindi syllable chart — shows all 33 consonants combined with 13 vowel forms, producing 429 unique syllables that form the foundation of Hindi reading and writing ^[5]
Hindi vocabulary is predominantly Sanskrit-derived (tatsama and tadbhava words), with significant borrowings from Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Portuguese and English — reflecting India's historical position at the crossroads of civilisations
The Devanagari script also has Devanagari Extended and Vedic Extensions character sets used for specialised scholarly and classical texts

Hindi (हिन्दी; ISO 639-3: hin) is the official language of India and of nine Hindi-Belt states, spoken by approximately 490–600 million people worldwide. ^[1] It is written in Devanagari script (देवनागरी) — a left-to-right abugida of 33 consonants and 11 independent vowels. ^[2]

Hindi belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European, standardised on the Khari Boli dialect of Delhi and mutually intelligible with Urdu. ^[4] A key feature is the Barakhadi (बाराखड़ी): the syllable chart combining all 33 consonants with 13 vowel forms to produce 429 syllables — the traditional foundation of Hindi literacy. ^[5]

Hindi Consonant Letters (व्यंजन)

The Hindi alphabet has 33 consonants (व्यंजन) arranged in five phonetic groups (vargas) by place of articulation — velars, palatals, retroflexes, dentals, and labials — plus four semivowels and four sibilants/aspirates. Each consonant carries an inherent /a/ vowel.

Each consonant can be combined with any of the 13 vowel matras to form syllables, displayed in the Barakhadi chart below. The Devanagari consonants occupy Unicode U+0915–U+0939.

Consonants:

क

[k]

ख

[kh]

ग

[g]

घ

[gh]

ङ

[ng]

च

[ch]

छ

[chh]

ज

[j]

झ

[jh]

ञ

[ny]

ट

[t]

ठ

[th]

ड

[d]

ढ

[dh]

ण

[n]

त

[t]

थ

[th]

द

[d]

ध

[dh]

न

[n]

प

[p]

फ

[ph]

ब

[b]

भ

[bh]

म

[m]

य

[y]

र

[r]

ल

[l]

व

[v]

श

[sh]

ष

[sh]

स

[s]

ह

[h]

क

[k]

Voiceless velar plosive — as in "काम" (kaam, work) and "कल" (kal, tomorrow/yesterday). The first letter of the Hindi ka-varga group. One of the most common consonants in Hindi vocabulary.

ख

[kh]

Aspirated velar — as in "खाना" (khaana, food) and "खेत" (khet, field). The aspirated counterpart of क, produced with a puff of breath.

ग

[g]

Voiced velar — as in "गाना" (gaana, song) and "गाँव" (gaanv, village). Common in Hindi words for music, nature and rural life.

घ

[gh]

Voiced aspirated velar — as in "घर" (ghar, house) and "घड़ी" (ghadi, clock/watch).

ङ

[ng]

Velar nasal — rarely used standalone; appears in conjunct consonants. Same as Devanagari ङ.

च

[ch]

Voiceless palatal affricate — as in "चाय" (chay, tea) and "चाँद" (chaand, moon). Very common in everyday Hindi.

छ

[chh]

Aspirated palatal affricate — as in "छत" (chhat, roof) and "छाया" (chhaya, shadow).

ज

[j]

Voiced palatal affricate — as in "जल" (jal, water) and "जनम" (janam, birth). Common in Hindi vocabulary.

झ

[jh]

Voiced aspirated palatal — as in "झील" (jheel, lake) and "झाड़ू" (jhaadu, broom).

ञ

[ny]

Palatal nasal — appears mainly in conjuncts such as ज्ञ (gyan, knowledge).

ट

[t]

Voiceless retroflex stop — as in "टमाटर" (tamatar, tomato) and "टोपी" (topi, hat). A distinctive feature of Indo-Aryan languages.

ठ

[th]

Aspirated retroflex — as in "ठंडा" (thanda, cold) and "ठोस" (thos, solid).

ड

[d]

Voiced retroflex — as in "डर" (dar, fear) and "डाकिया" (dakiya, postman).

ढ

[dh]

Voiced aspirated retroflex — as in "ढोल" (dhol, drum) and "ढेर" (dher, pile).

ण

[n]

Retroflex nasal — common in Sanskrit-origin words like "पण" (pan, pledge) and tatsama vocabulary.

त

[t]

Voiceless dental stop — as in "तन" (tan, body) and "तारा" (tara, star). The dental counterpart of ट.

थ

[th]

Aspirated dental — as in "थाली" (thali, plate) and "थकान" (thakaan, tiredness).

द

[d]

Voiced dental — as in "दिन" (din, day) and "दिल" (dil, heart). Very common in Hindi.

ध

[dh]

Voiced aspirated dental — as in "धन" (dhan, wealth) and "धरती" (dharti, earth).

न

[n]

Dental nasal — as in "नाम" (naam, name) and "नदी" (nadi, river). One of the most frequent consonants in Hindi.

प

[p]

Voiceless bilabial — as in "पानी" (paani, water) and "पत्थर" (patthar, stone).

फ

[ph]

Aspirated bilabial — as in "फूल" (phool, flower) and "फल" (phal, fruit).

ब

[b]

Voiced bilabial — as in "बाल" (baal, hair) and "बच्चा" (bachcha, child).

भ

[bh]

Voiced aspirated bilabial — as in "भाई" (bhai, brother) and "भूमि" (bhoomi, earth/land).

म

[m]

Bilabial nasal — as in "माँ" (maan, mother) and "मनुष्य" (manushya, human). Extremely common in Hindi.

य

[y]

Palatal approximant — as in "यहाँ" (yahaan, here) and "यात्रा" (yatra, journey).

र

[r]

Flap/trill — as in "राम" (Ram, name) and "रात" (raat, night). One of the most common letters in Hindi.

ल

[l]

Lateral approximant — as in "लाल" (laal, red) and "लोग" (log, people).

व

[v]

Labiodental approximant — as in "वर्ष" (varsh, year) and "वन" (van, forest).

श

[sh]

Palatal sibilant — as in "शहर" (shahar, city) and "शब्द" (shabd, word).

ष

[sh]

Retroflex sibilant — appears mainly in Sanskrit-origin (tatsama) words like "षट्" (shat, six).

स

[s]

Dental sibilant — as in "सूरज" (suraj, sun) and "समय" (samay, time). Very common in Hindi.

ह

[h]

Voiced glottal fricative — as in "हाथ" (haath, hand) and "हिंदी" (Hindi). Common in everyday vocabulary.

Hindi Independent Vowels (स्वर)

Hindi has 11 independent vowel letters (स्वर) used at the beginning of words or syllables — अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ. When a vowel follows a consonant, its independent form is replaced by a smaller vowel sign (matra) written around the consonant.

The vowel अ (a) is special: it is the inherent vowel of every consonant and has no independent matra form. The anusvara (ं) and visarga (ः) are auxiliary marks used in combination with vowels and consonants.

Independent Vowels:

अ

[a]

आ

[aa]

इ

[i]

ई

[ee]

उ

[u]

ऊ

[oo]

ऋ

[ri]

ए

[e]

ऐ

[ai]

ओ

[o]

औ

[au]

अ

[a]

Short /a/ vowel — the inherent vowel in Devanagari. As in "अब" (ab, now). When a consonant has no vowel mark, it carries this inherent /a/ sound.

आ

[aa]

Long /aa/ vowel — as in "आम" (aam, mango). Written with matra ा when attached to a consonant.

इ

[i]

Short /i/ vowel — as in "इमली" (imli, tamarind). Written with matra ि (placed before the consonant) when attached.

ई

[ee]

Long /ee/ vowel — as in "ईश्वर" (Ishwar, God). Written with matra ी when attached to a consonant.

उ

[u]

Short /u/ vowel — as in "उमर" (umar, age). Written with matra ु when attached to a consonant.

ऊ

[oo]

Long /oo/ vowel — as in "ऊँट" (oont, camel). Written with matra ू when attached to a consonant.

ऋ

[ri]

Vocalic /ri/ — a Sanskrit vowel used in tatsama words like "ऋषि" (rishi, sage). Written with matra ृ when attached to a consonant.

ए

[e]

Long /e/ vowel — as in "एक" (ek, one). Written with matra े when attached to a consonant.

ऐ

[ai]

Diphthong /ai/ — as in "ऐनक" (ainak, spectacles). Written with matra ै when attached to a consonant.

ओ

[o]

Long /o/ vowel — as in "ओस" (os, dew). Written with matra ो when attached to a consonant.

औ

[au]

Diphthong /au/ — as in "औरत" (aurat, woman). Written with matra ौ when attached to a consonant.

Hindi Vowel Signs (मात्राएँ)

Hindi uses 12 vowel signs (matras, मात्राएँ) — diacritical marks attached to consonants to indicate which vowel follows. Each matra modifies the inherent /a/ sound of a consonant, producing a different syllable.

The i-matra (ि) is unique: it is written before the consonant it modifies, even though the sound comes after. The anusvara (ं) and visarga (ः) are also included as essential diacritical marks in Hindi writing.

Vowel Signs (Matras):

ा

[aa]

ि

[i]

ी

[ee]

ु

[u]

ू

[oo]

ृ

[ri]

े

[e]

ै

[ai]

ो

[o]

ौ

[au]

ं

[n]

ः

[h]

ा

[aa]

Long aa matra — added after a consonant to produce the /aa/ sound. Example: क + ा = का (kaa).

ि

[i]

Short i matra — written before the consonant it modifies. Example: क + ि = कि (ki). Unique in being placed to the left while the consonant comes after.

ी

[ee]

Long ee matra — added after a consonant. Example: क + ी = की (kee).

ु

[u]

Short u matra — added below a consonant. Example: क + ु = कु (ku).

ू

[oo]

Long oo matra — added below a consonant. Example: क + ू = कू (koo).

ृ

[ri]

Vocalic ri matra — from Sanskrit. Example: क + ृ = कृ (kri), as in "कृपया" (kripaya, please).

े

[e]

Long e matra — added above a consonant. Example: क + े = के (ke).

ै

[ai]

Diphthong ai matra — added above a consonant. Example: क + ै = कै (kai).

ो

[o]

Long o matra — combines the aa matra with the e matra visually. Example: क + ो = को (ko).

ौ

[au]

Diphthong au matra — Example: क + ौ = कौ (kau).

ं

[n]

Anusvara — a nasalisation mark written above the line. Example: रंग (rang, colour), हिंदी (Hindi).

ः

[h]

Visarga — indicates a final /h/ sound. Primarily appears in Sanskrit-origin (tatsama) words and exclamations.

Hindi / Devanagari Digits (०–९)

Hindi uses Devanagari numerals (०–९) in formal, traditional and official contexts. These digits occupy Unicode U+0966–U+096F. The concept of zero originated in ancient India, making these numerals historically significant.

In everyday and informal use, Hindi speakers also widely use the common Arabic-Indic numerals (0–9). Both digit sets are considered standard in Hindi writing, with Devanagari numerals preferred in formal literature and official documents.

Devanagari Digits:

०

१

२

३

४

५

६

७

८

९

०

Devanagari zero — the origin of our modern zero concept, from the ancient Indian numeral tradition.

१

Devanagari one — as in "एक" (ek). Used in formal Hindi and Sanskrit contexts.

२

Devanagari two.

३

Devanagari three.

४

Devanagari four.

५

Devanagari five.

६

Devanagari six.

७

Devanagari seven.

८

Devanagari eight.

९

Devanagari nine.

।

॥

ॐ

ँ

₹

Hindi Barakhadi Chart (बाराखड़ी चार्ट)

The Hindi Barakhadi (बाराखड़ी) shows every combination of the 33 consonants with all 13 vowel forms — 429 syllables in total. Each cell is a standalone Hindi syllable, the fundamental building block of Hindi words. ^[5]

Read by row (consonant) and column (vowel): scroll right to see all 13 vowel forms. Mastering the Barakhadi is the traditional method of learning to read and write Hindi fluently.

Consonant	अ (a)	आ (aa)	इ (i)	ई (ee)	उ (u)	ऊ (oo)	ऋ (ri)	ए (e)	ऐ (ai)	ओ (o)	औ (au)	अं (an)	अः (ah)
क k	क	का	कि	की	कु	कू	कृ	के	कै	को	कौ	कं	कः
ख kh	ख	खा	खि	खी	खु	खू	खृ	खे	खै	खो	खौ	खं	खः
ग g	ग	गा	गि	गी	गु	गू	गृ	गे	गै	गो	गौ	गं	गः
घ gh	घ	घा	घि	घी	घु	घू	घृ	घे	घै	घो	घौ	घं	घः
ङ ng	ङ	ङा	ङि	ङी	ङु	ङू	ङृ	ङे	ङै	ङो	ङौ	ङं	ङः
च ch	च	चा	चि	ची	चु	चू	चृ	चे	चै	चो	चौ	चं	चः
छ chh	छ	छा	छि	छी	छु	छू	छृ	छे	छै	छो	छौ	छं	छः
ज j	ज	जा	जि	जी	जु	जू	जृ	जे	जै	जो	जौ	जं	जः
झ jh	झ	झा	झि	झी	झु	झू	झृ	झे	झै	झो	झौ	झं	झः
ञ ny	ञ	ञा	ञि	ञी	ञु	ञू	ञृ	ञे	ञै	ञो	ञौ	ञं	ञः
ट t	ट	टा	टि	टी	टु	टू	टृ	टे	टै	टो	टौ	टं	टः
ठ th	ठ	ठा	ठि	ठी	ठु	ठू	ठृ	ठे	ठै	ठो	ठौ	ठं	ठः
ड d	ड	डा	डि	डी	डु	डू	डृ	डे	डै	डो	डौ	डं	डः
ढ dh	ढ	ढा	ढि	ढी	ढु	ढू	ढृ	ढे	ढै	ढो	ढौ	ढं	ढः
ण n	ण	णा	णि	णी	णु	णू	णृ	णे	णै	णो	णौ	णं	णः
त t	त	ता	ति	ती	तु	तू	तृ	ते	तै	तो	तौ	तं	तः
थ th	थ	था	थि	थी	थु	थू	थृ	थे	थै	थो	थौ	थं	थः
द d	द	दा	दि	दी	दु	दू	दृ	दे	दै	दो	दौ	दं	दः
ध dh	ध	धा	धि	धी	धु	धू	धृ	धे	धै	धो	धौ	धं	धः
न n	न	ना	नि	नी	नु	नू	नृ	ने	नै	नो	नौ	नं	नः
प p	प	पा	पि	पी	पु	पू	पृ	पे	पै	पो	पौ	पं	पः
फ ph	फ	फा	फि	फी	फु	फू	फृ	फे	फै	फो	फौ	फं	फः
ब b	ब	बा	बि	बी	बु	बू	बृ	बे	बै	बो	बौ	बं	बः
भ bh	भ	भा	भि	भी	भु	भू	भृ	भे	भै	भो	भौ	भं	भः
म m	म	मा	मि	मी	मु	मू	मृ	मे	मै	मो	मौ	मं	मः
य y	य	या	यि	यी	यु	यू	यृ	ये	यै	यो	यौ	यं	यः
र r	र	रा	रि	री	रु	रू	रृ	रे	रै	रो	रौ	रं	रः
ल l	ल	ला	लि	ली	लु	लू	लृ	ले	लै	लो	लौ	लं	लः
व v	व	वा	वि	वी	वु	वू	वृ	वे	वै	वो	वौ	वं	वः
श sh	श	शा	शि	शी	शु	शू	शृ	शे	शै	शो	शौ	शं	शः
ष sh	ष	षा	षि	षी	षु	षू	षृ	षे	षै	षो	षौ	षं	षः
स s	स	सा	सि	सी	सु	सू	सृ	से	सै	सो	सौ	सं	सः
ह h	ह	हा	हि	ही	हु	हू	हृ	हे	है	हो	हौ	हं	हः

Consonant	अ (a)	आ (aa)	इ (i)	ई (ee)	उ (u)	ऊ (oo)	ऋ (ri)	ए (e)	ऐ (ai)	ओ (o)	औ (au)	अं (an)	अः (ah)
कka	कka	काkaa	किki	कीkee	कुku	कूkoo	कृkri	केke	कैkai	कोko	कौkau	कंkan	कःkah
खkha	खkha	खाkhaa	खिkhi	खीkhee	खुkhu	खूkhoo	खृkhri	खेkhe	खैkhai	खोkho	खौkhau	खंkhan	खःkhah
गga	गga	गाgaa	गिgi	गीgee	गुgu	गूgoo	गृgri	गेge	गैgai	गोgo	गौgau	गंgan	गःgah
घgha	घgha	घाghaa	घिghi	घीghee	घुghu	घूghoo	घृghri	घेghe	घैghai	घोgho	घौghau	घंghan	घःghah
ङnga	ङnga	ङाngaa	ङिngi	ङीngee	ङुngu	ङूngoo	ङृngri	ङेnge	ङैngai	ङोngo	ङौngau	ङंngan	ङःngah
चcha	चcha	चाchaa	चिchi	चीchee	चुchu	चूchoo	चृchri	चेche	चैchai	चोcho	चौchau	चंchan	चःchah
छchha	छchha	छाchhaa	छिchhi	छीchhee	छुchhu	छूchhoo	छृchhri	छेchhe	छैchhai	छोchho	छौchhau	छंchhan	छःchhah
जja	जja	जाjaa	जिji	जीjee	जुju	जूjoo	जृjri	जेje	जैjai	जोjo	जौjau	जंjan	जःjah
झjha	झjha	झाjhaa	झिjhi	झीjhee	झुjhu	झूjhoo	झृjhri	झेjhe	झैjhai	झोjho	झौjhau	झंjhan	झःjhah
ञnya	ञnya	ञाnyaa	ञिnyi	ञीnyee	ञुnyu	ञूnyoo	ञृnyri	ञेnye	ञैnyai	ञोnyo	ञौnyau	ञंnyan	ञःnyah
टta	टta	टाtaa	टिti	टीtee	टुtu	टूtoo	टृtri	टेte	टैtai	टोto	टौtau	टंtan	टःtah
ठtha	ठtha	ठाthaa	ठिthi	ठीthee	ठुthu	ठूthoo	ठृthri	ठेthe	ठैthai	ठोtho	ठौthau	ठंthan	ठःthah
डda	डda	डाdaa	डिdi	डीdee	डुdu	डूdoo	डृdri	डेde	डैdai	डोdo	डौdau	डंdan	डःdah
ढdha	ढdha	ढाdhaa	ढिdhi	ढीdhee	ढुdhu	ढूdhoo	ढृdhri	ढेdhe	ढैdhai	ढोdho	ढौdhau	ढंdhan	ढःdhah
णna	णna	णाnaa	णिni	णीnee	णुnu	णूnoo	णृnri	णेne	णैnai	णोno	णौnau	णंnan	णःnah
तta	तta	ताtaa	तिti	तीtee	तुtu	तूtoo	तृtri	तेte	तैtai	तोto	तौtau	तंtan	तःtah
थtha	थtha	थाthaa	थिthi	थीthee	थुthu	थूthoo	थृthri	थेthe	थैthai	थोtho	थौthau	थंthan	थःthah
दda	दda	दाdaa	दिdi	दीdee	दुdu	दूdoo	दृdri	देde	दैdai	दोdo	दौdau	दंdan	दःdah
धdha	धdha	धाdhaa	धिdhi	धीdhee	धुdhu	धूdhoo	धृdhri	धेdhe	धैdhai	धोdho	धौdhau	धंdhan	धःdhah
नna	नna	नाnaa	निni	नीnee	नुnu	नूnoo	नृnri	नेne	नैnai	नोno	नौnau	नंnan	नःnah
पpa	पpa	पाpaa	पिpi	पीpee	पुpu	पूpoo	पृpri	पेpe	पैpai	पोpo	पौpau	पंpan	पःpah
फpha	फpha	फाphaa	फिphi	फीphee	फुphu	फूphoo	फृphri	फेphe	फैphai	फोpho	फौphau	फंphan	फःphah
बba	बba	बाbaa	बिbi	बीbee	बुbu	बूboo	बृbri	बेbe	बैbai	बोbo	बौbau	बंban	बःbah
भbha	भbha	भाbhaa	भिbhi	भीbhee	भुbhu	भूbhoo	भृbhri	भेbhe	भैbhai	भोbho	भौbhau	भंbhan	भःbhah
मma	मma	माmaa	मिmi	मीmee	मुmu	मूmoo	मृmri	मेme	मैmai	मोmo	मौmau	मंman	मःmah
यya	यya	याyaa	यिyi	यीyee	युyu	यूyoo	यृyri	येye	यैyai	योyo	यौyau	यंyan	यःyah
रra	रra	राraa	रिri	रीree	रुru	रूroo	रृrri	रेre	रैrai	रोro	रौrau	रंran	रःrah
लla	लla	लाlaa	लिli	लीlee	लुlu	लूloo	लृlri	लेle	लैlai	लोlo	लौlau	लंlan	लःlah
वva	वva	वाvaa	विvi	वीvee	वुvu	वूvoo	वृvri	वेve	वैvai	वोvo	वौvau	वंvan	वःvah
शsha	शsha	शाshaa	शिshi	शीshee	शुshu	शूshoo	शृshri	शेshe	शैshai	शोsho	शौshau	शंshan	शःshah
षsha	षsha	षाshaa	षिshi	षीshee	षुshu	षूshoo	षृshri	षेshe	षैshai	षोsho	षौshau	षंshan	षःshah
सsa	सsa	साsaa	सिsi	सीsee	सुsu	सूsoo	सृsri	सेse	सैsai	सोso	सौsau	संsan	सःsah
हha	हha	हाhaa	हिhi	हीhee	हुhu	हूhoo	हृhri	हेhe	हैhai	होho	हौhau	हंhan	हःhah

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Is Hindi an official language of India?

References:

[1] Hammarström, Harald et al. "Hindi [hind1269]". Glottolog 5.1. Retrieved from Glottolog: Hindi
[2] Unicode Consortium. "Devanagari Unicode Block (U+0900–U+097F)". Retrieved from Unicode Devanagari Block
[3] Government of India. "The Constitution of India — Eighth Schedule: Languages (includes Hindi as official language)". Ministry of Law and Justice. Retrieved from Constitution of India — Eighth Schedule
[4] SIL International. "Hindi — ISO 639-3 Language Code: hin". Retrieved from SIL ISO 639-3: hin
[5] Easy Hindi Typing. "Hindi Barakhadi Chart and PDF (हिंदी बाराखड़ी)". Easy Hindi Typing. Retrieved from Easy Hindi Typing: Hindi Barakhadi Chart