Dialect comparison

Awadhi vs Khariboli

Compare two dialects of Hindi side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Avadhi

Spoken across the Awadh region of central Uttar Pradesh. Carries a major literary tradition through Tulsidas' Ramcharitmanas.

Standard Hindi · Dehlavi

The variety spoken around Delhi and the western Doab. Forms the basis of Modern Standard Hindi and shares its core grammar with Standard Urdu.

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